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DEAR MISS MANNERS: This year, I sent out Christmas cards as I did last year, to mostly the same group of people. I didn’t hear back from anyone who received my cards -- not a “thank you” or a “Merry Christmas” or anything. Last year, I received a card back from almost everyone I sent one to; this year, I received one return card out of 30. I’m really confused by this, and I might not send them out again next year. GENTLE READER: Indeed, fewer people seem to be sending Christmas cards. But rather than feeling hurt (yes, yes, Miss Manners noticed that you only said “confused”), you should consider some of the reasons. The idea behind this charming custom was to keep minimally in touch with people one might not otherwise see during the year. True, there were those who distributed cards to everyone they knew, but that could still be charming -- especially to those who liked to string the cards across the living room or tuck them into the venetian blinds. Nowadays, everyone keeps in constant touch -- not just with everyone they know, but with as many people as possible whom they don’t know. Perhaps social media posts are mostly people talking about themselves, rather than greeting others, but so are many Christmas cards and letters. In considering what to do next year, you might want to return to the basic standard of greetings. If the people on your list touch base with you in other ways during the year, they want to keep up the contact and likely appreciate your cards -- even if they don’t send cards themselves. (Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com ; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com ; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.)Stock market today: Wall Street rises with Nvidia as bitcoin bursts above $99,000Qatar tribune agencies Helsinki Finnish police on Saturday transported a Russia-linked suspected of intentionally damaging a Baltic Sea power cable to shore. The Eagle S has been moved from the Gulf of Finland to an anchorage near the Finnish port of Kilpilahti to facilitate the investigation, the police said in a statement. A one-nautical-mile exclusion zone was set up around the tanker “to ensure operational safety of the authorities.” The ship was stopped after the undersea power cable Estlink2 between Finland and Estonia failed on December 25. Investigators are looking into the possibility of sabotage. The ship sails under the flag of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. According to the EU, the vessel is part of the Russian “shadow fleet” - tankers and other cargo ships that Russia uses to circumvent international sanctions by transporting oil, for example. Problems have also been identified with several communication cables in the Baltic Sea in recent weeks. Meanwhile, NATO has said it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea, and Estonia has sent a patrol ship to protect its Estlink1 undersea power cable, after Russia was accused of sabotaging its main power link in the Gulf of Finland. The EU said the Eagle S was part of “Russia’s shadow fleet” and the failure of the undersea cable was the “latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure”. Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said the Raju had set sail early on Friday and he believed Finland would join the operation to protect the remaining cable. He told Estonian public radio that the Raju’s task was “to ensure that nothing happens there and that our critical connection with Finland remains operational”. The Kremlin has declined to comment on the damage to the cable, describing it as a “very narrow issue” and not an issue for the Russian presidency. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on social media that he had spoken to Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, adding that NATO would boost its presence in the Baltic. A further statement by the alliance said only that “NATO remains vigilant and is working to provide further support”. Finland and Estonia are both NATO members and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal told public TV that, if necessary, they would invoke Article 4 of the NATO Treaty, which involves consultation if any member state feels threatened. Copy 29/12/2024 10