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8B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD THuRSDAY, JuLY 30, 2020 COFFEE BREAK Man ready to move on from his erratic ex-girlfriend DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend and I split up, but she doesn’t want to tell anyone or change stuff on Facebook. When I told her that, for now, I just want to be friends, she got mad at me for changing the password on my account. She can get mean and hateful when she doesn’t get her way, and she keeps bringing up my past and won’t let it go. She wants to get back together. We have broken up and gotten back together several times. This time, though, I’m not sure I want to. I love her, but I don’t know Blue shell saves lobster’s life AKRON, Ohio — What could have landed on a plate as an entree instead landed in a zoo. The Akron Zoo on Monday, July 26, announced on its Face- book page it adopted a rare blue American lobster from none other than a Red Lob- ster restaurant in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Employees at the restau- rant last week discovered the blue lobster, which they named Clawde after the the restaurant chain’s mascot, and recognized the rarity of the blue shell. Lob- sters with blue shells occur one in every 2 million, according to the zoo. The blue coloration of the shell is the result of a genetic anomaly. The restaurant contacted the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, which in turn reached out to the Akron Zoo. The Akron Zoo and Red Lobster are conser- vation partners with Sea- food Watch, according to the zoo’s post. The Mon- terey Bay Aquarium runs the program, which helps consumers and businesses choose seafood that is how much more I can take. She tells me she’s sorry every time she calls me names or is mean and thinks that it will fix everything. When I DEAR told her it wouldn’t, she threatened to ABBY block me if I put “single” on my pro- file. Please give me some advice. I don’t think this is healthy, and I don’t know what to do. — CONFUSED DEAR CONFUSED: Listen to your gut, which is telling you this romance isn’t healthy. There’s a reason the two of you have broken up repeatedly. Your ex-girlfriend farmed sustainably and fished in ways to support a healthy ocean. The animal care staff at the zoo retrieved Clawde and prepared a home for him at the zoo. But the name did not last long. The zoo on Tuesday revealed the blue lobster was a female, thus Clawde became Clawdia. The lobster had a few bumps and bruises from her journey, the Akron Zoo also reported, and next few months are critical for Clawdia as she prepares for her annual molt, “a time that is very vulnerable for lobsters of any color.” Pentagon still hunting for UFOs WASHINGTON — The Unidentified Aerial Phe- nomenon Task Force is not a classified military pro- gram, but The New York Times reported last week that what it deals with is. According to the Times article from Thursday, July 23, the task force con- tinues the U.S. govern- ment’s search for uniden- tified flying objects. The program operates under the U.S. Office of Naval Intel- ligence and showed up in is verbally abusive and con- trolling, and she threatens you. Go ahead and post on your pro- file that you are single, and if she blocks you, so be it. The first step to healing your wounded heart will be to start meeting others. Give it a try, and you will find it’s very effective. DEAR ABBY: There are many videos about proper hand- washing on the internet as well as video clips that have been aired on television demonstrating the proper technique. But just about everyone I have seen leaves the water running the whole time they are washing their hands. I don’t think it is a good idea to try to teach people, especially young children, a technique that is so wasteful. There’s no reason for the water to be running all the time someone is washing their hands or brushing their teeth because that water just goes right down the drain. While it’s very important that every- body wash their hands to prevent viruses from spreading, it is also important to recognize that water is a precious resource. Care should be taken not to waste it. — ENVIRONMENTALIST DEAR ENVIRONMEN- TALIST: You are right, which is why I am printing your timely News of the weird Image from the Akron Zoo’s Facebook page This rare blue American lobster went from the tank of a Red Lobster restaurant in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, last week to a new home at the Akron Zoo. June in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which outlines spending on the nation’s intelligence agencies for the coming year. According to the spending bill, the pur- pose of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force is “to standardize col- lection and reporting on unidentified aerial phenom- enon, any links they have to adversarial foreign govern- ments, and the threat they pose to U.S. military assets and installations.” The bill also noted the committee’s concern with the lack of a “unified, com- prehensive process within the Federal Government for collecting and analyzing intelligence on unidentified aerial phenomena, despite the potential threat.” According to the bill, “The committee under- stands that the relevant intelligence may be sen- sitive; nevertheless, the committee finds that the information sharing and coordination across the intelligence community has been inconsistent.” The bill then directs the Office of Naval Intel- reminder. In the Southwest, where drought is common, the impor- tance of water conservation is a fact of life. Because I was sur- prised to receive a letter from New Jersey on this subject, I went online and learned to my surprise that starting in 2001-02, there was a drought that lasted 55 weeks in your state. Folks, because water is not an infinite resource, be prudent. And I’m not just suggesting you be mindful when washing your hands and brushing your teeth. It’s also important to consider when rinsing dishes and — men — shaving once the quarantine is lifted. ligence to work with cer- tain intelligence agencies to submit a report to the “con- gressional intelligence and armed services commit- tees on un-identified aerial phenomena (also known as ‘anomalous aerial vehi- cles’), including observed airborne objects that have not been identified.” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is the acting chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intel- ligence. He has said he is concerned about reports of unidentified aircraft over American military bases and it was in the govern- ment’s interest to find out who was responsible. The U.S. military and intelligent agencies have overseen several projects to collect and evaluate UFO reports and information or to dissuade the American public from believing in UFOs. Poland accidentally invades Czech Republic PELHRIMOVY, Czech Republic — The Polish mil- itary recently invaded and for a brief stint even occu- pied territory in the neigh- boring Czech Republic. The Polish military called the whole thing a misunderstanding. NPR and other news organizations reported Polish soldiers in late May crossed the country’s border with Czech Republic and mistakenly turned away Czech citizens from entering a church. The incident occurred near Pielgrzymow, a vil- lage just across the border from Poland, where sol- diers assisting the country’s border guard established their post in the wrong location. NPR reported Czech officials said their diplomats immediately notified their Polish counterparts about the incident, and Poland’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the incident but asserted it did not receive official noti- fication about it. “According to our infor- mation, the case was dis- cussed by the authorities responsible for border pro- tection on the Polish and Czech sides,” the ministry’s press office said in a state- ment. “In the spirit of good Polish-Czech relations, we believe that this was only a minor misunderstanding that was quickly cleared up.” — EO Media Group
