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TuESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021
Bossy sister turns a good deed into a bad situation
DEAR ABBY: My older sister
moved in with me after she was
placed on furlough because of
the pandemic. I was resistant to
her moving in because she likes
to run the show, she
has taken financial
advantage of every
family member,
never admits she’s
wrong, and I was
worried she’d take
over. But I wanted to help her
save money, so I said yes.
Now it’s like I’m walking on
eggshells. Every time I make a
simple request, she accuses me of
trying to act like her mother! After
six months she asked if I’d prefer
she move in with our parents, and
I said yes. Now she’s upset, and
my parents are begging me to let
her stay because they don’t want
to deal with her. I just want my
peace back. What should I do?
— TIRED LITTLE SISTER
DEAR TIRED:
I’ll tell you what
NOT to do. Do not
DEAR
relent. She asked
if you’d prefer she
ABBY
move in with your
parents, and you
answered her honestly. Set a date
for her to be out and stick to it. It
will save your sanity.
DEAR ABBY: I’m a very
hands-on person, recently retired,
and I would like to do volunteer
work. Sounds simple, right? Well,
it seems no one needs volunteers.
I have been looking for some-
thing, preferably ecological in
nature, for two years. But when-
ever I inquire, I’m flooded with
appeals for money. I was hoping
you might give me some more
ideas.
— BROKE BUT AVAILABLE
DEAR BROKE: You describe
yourself as hands-on with an
interest in things that are ecolog-
ical. Because your efforts are not
needed at the organizations you
contacted, modify your search.
Would you be interested in
helping to keep your neighbor-
hood clean and free of trash,
starting a vegetable garden to feed
the needy, performing yard and
gardening chores for elderly mem-
bers of your community who can
no longer do it themselves? How
about teaching a class in ecology
at a community center?
If that is not to your liking,
would you deliver meals to
shut-ins for a while? An animal
hospital or pet rescue group may
be able to use a willing hand in
exercising the animals in their
care.
The options are there. Sample
them until you find something to
your liking.
DEAR ABBY: I am a 40-some-
thing woman and have been with
my partner for four years. I am
the mother of three boys; he’s a
father of two girls. We live at my
house.
Whenever his youngest comes
to visit (she’s 16), she insists on
his every second of attention.
He eats it up. It’s so frustrating.
They both ignore the fact that I
am here. It’s very upsetting and,
I don’t think it’s normal. What
about you?
— MIFFED IN MICHIGAN
DEAR MIFFED: Have you
discussed this with your partner?
I don’t know how often the girl
comes to visit, but clearly she is
starved for her father’s attention.
I don’t think you should begrudge
it unless her visits last for an
extended period. Of course, your
partner and his daughter should
be respectful and not treat you
like an old piece of furniture or
a servant, but you might be less
upset if you use some of that
time to pursue interests or rela-
tionships of your own.
News of the Weird
Call of Duty among finalists for
Video Game Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Voting
is open for the next inductees into
the World Video Game Hall of
Fame, with Call of Duty, Guitar
Hero and Animal Crossing among
the 12 finalists.
Also on the ballot announced
Thursday, March 17, are: Farm-
Ville, FIFA International Soccer,
Mattel Football, Microsoft Flight
Simulator, Pole Position, Portal,
StarCraft, Tron and Where in the
World is Carmen San Diego.
“These finalists embody what
it means to be a good game,” said
Jon-Paul Dyson, director of the
International Center for the His-
tory of Electronic Games at The
Strong museum, where the hall of
fame is housed.
To be inducted, games have
to have longevity, geographical
reach and leave a mark on the
industry and pop culture.
The winners are chosen by
an international committee of
journalists and scholars versed
in video games and their role in
society. Fans can weigh in as part
of an online “Player’s Choice”
ballot through March 25.
The three inductees will take
their place in the hall of fame
during a virtual ceremony May
Strong National Museum of Play via AP
Sayaka Mitoh via AP
This photo from March 16, 2021, shows the 12 finalists for 2021 induction into the Vid-
eo Game Hall of Fame: Nintendo’s “Animal Crossing,” Infinity Ward/Activision’s “Call of
Duty,” Zynga’s “FarmVille,” “FIFA International Soccer,” Harmonix’s “Guitar Hero,” Mattel
Electronics’ “Mattel Football,” “Microsoft Flight Simulator,” Namco/Atari’s “Pole Position,”
Blizzard Entertainment’s “StarCraft,” Midway’s “Tran,” and Broderbund’s “Where in the
World is Carmen San Diego?”
This undated photo shows a Elysia cf. marginata sea slug after autotomy. According to a
study released in the journal Current Biology on Monday, March 8, 2021, scientists have
discovered that some Japanese sea slugs can grow whole new bodies if their heads are
cut off, taking regeneration to the most extreme levels ever seen.
6, joining 28 past honorees that
include Minecraft, Grand Theft
Auto III, John Madden Football,
Pac-Man and Microsoft Solitaire.
Heads up: Some sea slugs grow
new bodies after decapitation
TOKYO — Scientists have
discovered the ultimate case of
regeneration: Some decapitated
sea slugs can regrow hearts and
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whole new bodies.
This “wonder of nature,”
reported in a biology journal
March 8, could help scientists
better understand and tackle
regeneration of human tissue.
Biology researcher Sayaka
Mitoh said she loves studying Jap-
anese sea slugs because they are
small, cute and weird. They can
even briefly photosynthesize like a
plant drawing food from the sun.
AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
Astoria
Longview
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Kennewick
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St. Helens
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WED
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and cold
Rain in the
afternoon
Morning snow
showers
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Sunny to partly
cloudy
50 28
57 28
63 32
Eugene
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10
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53 28
60 33
1
10
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La Grande
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Enterprise
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Comfort Index™
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ALMANAC
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High: 86°
Low: 12°
Wettest: 2.16”
50°
21°
47°
36°
48°
34°
PRECIPITATION (inches)
Sunday
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Normal year to date
0.00
0.13
0.55
1.08
1.93
0.03
0.11
0.98
5.14
3.75
0.04
0.28
1.52
12.21
7.02
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION WEDNESDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
40%
WSW at 6 to 12 mph
6.1
0.06
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Monday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
12% of capacity
59% of capacity
55% of capacity
71% of capacity
49% of capacity
101% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Sunday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
5510 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder 143 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
39 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
494 cfs
Minam River at Minam
332 cfs
Powder River near Richland
364 cfs
Zapata, Texas
Stanley, Idaho
Savannah, Ga.
OREGON
High: 57°
Low: 13°
Wettest: 0.16”
Ontario
Lakeview
Astoria
WEATHER HISTORY
Record fl oods hit the Midwest on March
23, 1913, with major rainstorms adding to
snowmelt. This prompted the federal gov-
ernment’s fi rst widespread fl ood control
projects.
SUN & MOON
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Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
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7:09 p.m.
1:09 p.m.
4:25 a.m.
6:48 a.m.
7:10 p.m.
2:18 p.m.
5:06 a.m.
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Arock
22/45
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and regrew its body twice. Two
different species of Japanese sea
slugs did this regeneration trick.
Other creatures can cast off
body parts when needed, like
when some lizards drop their tails
to get away from a predator, in
a biological phenomenon called
autotomy.
“We think that this is the most
extreme case of autotomy,’’ Yusa
said.
— Associated Press
One day in the lab, she saw
something bizarre: A sea slug
had decapitated itself and the
head kept on moving and living.
Then a couple more did the same,
according to a study in Current
Biology.
So the doctoral student and
Nara Women’s University aquatic
ecology professor Yoichi Yusa
tried it themselves, cutting the
heads off 16 sea slugs. Six of the
creatures started regeneration,
with three succeeding and sur-
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