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A Little Humor for Your Day – “A Memo From One of Our Local Hospitals To Their Staff, oh brother!”

Memo To Hospital Staff

It has come to our attention from several emergency rooms that many EMS narratives have taken a decidedly creative direction lately. Effective immediately, all members are to refrain from using slang and abbreviations to describe patients, such as the following:

  • Cardiac patients should not be referred to with MUH (messed up heart), PBS (pretty bad shape), PCL (pre-code looking) or HIBGIA (had it before, got it again).
  • Stroke patients are not “Charlie Carrots,” nor are rescuers to use CCFCCP (Coo Coo for Cocoa Puffs) to describe their mental state.
  • Trauma patients are not CATS (cut all to shit), FDGB (fall down, go boom), TBC (total body crunch) or “hamburger helper.” Similarly, descriptions of a car crash do not have to include phrases like “negative vehicle to vehicle interface” or “terminal deceleration syndrome.”
  • HAZMAT teams are highly trained professionals, not “glow worms.”
  • Persons with altered mental states as a result of drug use are not considered “pharmaceutically gifted.”
  • Gunshot wounds to the head are not “trans-occipital implants.”
  • The homeless are not “urban outdoorsmen”, nor is endotracheal intubation referred to as a “PVC Challenge”.
  • And finally, do not refer to recently deceased persons as being “paws up,” ART (assuming room temperature), CC (Cancel Christmas), CTD (circling the drain), NLPR (no long playing records), or TSTL (Too Stupid To Live).

 

Courtesy of Turok’s Cabana

Astronomy Picture of the Day – Herschel’s Eagle Nebula

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2016 July 28

Herschel’s Eagle Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: ESA/Herschel/PACS, SPIRE/Hi-GAL Project
Acknowledgment: G. Li Causi, IAPS/INAF

 

Explanation: A now famous picture from the Hubble Space Telescope featured Pillars of Creation, star forming columns of cold gas and dust light-years long inside M16, the Eagle Nebula. This false-color composite image views the nearby stellar nursery using data from the Herschel Space Observatory’s panoramic exploration of interstellar clouds along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. Herschel’s far infrared detectors record the emission from the region’s cold dust directly. The famous pillars are included near the center of the scene. While the central group of hot young stars is not apparent at these infrared wavelengths, the stars’ radiation and winds carve the shapes within the interstellar clouds. Scattered white spots are denser knots of gas and dust, clumps of material collapsing to form new stars. The Eagle Nebula is some 6,500 light-years distant, an easy target for binoculars or small telescopes in a nebula rich part of the sky toward the split constellation Serpens Cauda (the tail of the snake).

Earth Sky News for Thursday, July 28th: Moon and Aldebaran before dawn

Moon and Aldebaran before dawn July 29

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Before dawn tomorrow – July 29, 2016 – look east to see the lunar crescent partnering up with Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus the Bull. Our sky chart at top shows the view as seen from mid-northern North American latitudes, where the moon and Aldebaran will be a hair’s-breadth apart on the sky’s dome.

Elsewhere around the world – Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand – the moon and Aldebaran will be farther apart from one another during the predawn hours on July 29. The moon’s illuminated side will be pointing in the direction of Aldebaran, and in the moon’s direction of travel relative to the backdrop stars of the zodiac.

If you live in Texas, Mexico or Central America, you can actually watch the moon occult – cover over – Aldebaran in the predawn hours on July 29, 2016. Aldebaran disappears behind the moon’s illuminated side and reappears on the moon’s dark side.

For your convenience, we give the local times of the lunar occulation of Aldebaran for various cities.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran on July 29, 2019:

Austin, Texas
Occultation begins (Aldebaran disappears): 4:40 a.m. local time
Occultation ends (Aldebaran reappears): 5:20 a.m. local time

Mexico City, Mexico
Occultation begins (Aldebaran disappears): 4:18 a.m. local time
Occultation ends (Aldebaran reappears): 5:16 a.m. local time

Managua, Nicaragua
Occultation begins (Aldebaran disappears): 3:16 a.m. local time
Occultation ends (Aldebaran reappears): 4:17 a.m. local time

More information on the lunar occulation of Aldebaran on July 29, 2016

We refer you to the worldwide map below via the International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA). Given clear skies, everyplace within the solid white lines can see the occultation of Aldebaran during the predawn hours on July 29, 2016. The short blue lines to the right of the solid white lines indicate the occultation happening at dawn. The area in between the dotted red lines represents a daytime occultation.

Click here to find out the occultation times for numerous localities around the world. Remember that you must translate Universal Time to your local time.

How do I translate Universal Time to my time?

Or look at the chart below for the local times of the occultation on the morning of Friday, July 29, 2016.

Bottom line: For you early birds, enjoy the close pairing of the waning crescent moon and the star Aldebaran in the predawn sky on July 29, 2016. From Texas, Mexico or Central America, the moon will occult, or cover, Aldebaran.

 

BRUCE MCCLURE

Bruce McClure has served as lead writer for EarthSky’s popular Tonight pages since 2004. He’s a sundial aficionado, whose love for the heavens has taken him to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and sailing in the North Atlantic, where he earned his celestial navigation certificate through the School of Ocean Sailing and Navigation. He also writes and hosts public astronomy programs and planetarium programs in and around his home in upstate New York.

Article originally published on EarthSky

Your Charm for July 28th is Capricornus the Goat

Your Charm for Today

Today’s Meaning:
This aspect of your life will be strongly influenced by a person who is practical, prudent, ambitious, disciplined, patient, careful, humorous and reserved. They could be someone you know in the medical field–a nurse or doctor perhaps.

General Description:
Tenth sign of the Zodiac, Dec 22nd to Jan 19th. Ruling planet, Saturn; correct metal, lead. Those born under Capricornus influence were believed to be prudent, deep thinkers, prosperous in financial affairs, generous, with strong and forcible tempers. The Capricorn stone is the Ruby. The Ruby was a favorite talisman in the Orient. In India it was worn to guard against attacks of enemies, foretell danger, supposed to change color in presence of poison, and attract friends and good fortune; China and Japan health, Happiness and long life. The Romans believed that the Ruby preserved health and strength, averted danger, plague and fevers.

Your Ancient Symbol Card for July 28th is The Cat

Your Ancient Symbol Card for Today

The Cat



The Cat represents the need for stealth and the freedom to act without restrictions. Acting stealthily in no way implies the need for underhanded behavior. Instead the suggestion here is to move quietly towards your goals and reach out for them when they are within range. It also denotes a need to free yourself from restrictions imposed by others.

As a daily card, The Cat suggests that the opportunity to attain your goals is very strong at the moment. However, you need to keep your intentions to yourself and shed whatever limitations have been put on you by others.

Your Daily Witches Rune for July 28th is Romance

 

Witches Rune RomanaceToday’s Witches Rune

Romance

Meaning: The Romance rune is also a symbol of connection, just like the Rings rune. But differently from the latter, the former implies a deeper sort of connection. While in the Rings we have two (or more) people joining to reach a similar goal, here we have two people joining for reasons they can’t quite explain.

Hence this rune is related to love, passion, emotional bonds, sexual chemistry and sudden attraction. Any strong bond can be symbolized by this rune, including the unconditional parental love or a very strong friendship. And it’s not limited to the emotions that sparkle between individuals – the love can be also directed to an object, a subject or even a work.

It’s important to not limit this rune to the emotional field. It can be quite physical, representing sexual relations, arousal and irresistible magnetism. This rune is powerful, and often gives an extra impulse to any rune that is close it. Charismatic and seductive people are represented by the Romance rune as well.

Outside from the field of romance and sex, this rune is concerned with any act of creation. If you have any ongoing projects, you can be sure an extra impulse will come and spur you on. The Romance rune can also represent the reconciliation of opposite forces or tendencies, and the resolution of conflicts. Obsessive thoughts, stubbornness in pursuing a person or a goal and lack of objectivity are the downfalls of this rune.

Additional information about Today’s Witches Rune, Romance, courtesy of Your Spiritual Journey Australia

Your Crowley Thoth Tarot Card for July 28th is The Lovers

Your Crowley Thoth Tarot Card for Today

The Lovers



The Lovers indicates both the most powerful of unions and the most of challenging conflicts humans must face. On one side The Lover’s embodies love and union on a cosmic scale—a love so strong, so inherently good that it actually makes the lovers better, more than they really are. All of the elements are there for the perfect union. The Lovers represent all powerful unions in general, and the elements that create/sustain them. The problem The Lovers face is temptation and the decision to act morally or abandon their ethics to take advantage of other opportunities that would be defined as transgressions.

Your Daily Tarot Card for Thursday, July 28th is The Lovers

Your Personal Daily Tarot Card

The Lovers



The Lovers indicates both the most powerful of unions and the most of challenging conflicts humans must face. On one side The Lovers’ embodies love and union on a cosmic scale—a love so strong, so inherently good that it actually makes the lovers better, more than they really are. All of the elements are there for the perfect union. The Lovers represent all powerful unions in general, and the elements that create/sustain them. The problem The Lovers face is temptation and the decision to act morally or abandon their ethics to take advantage of other opportunities that would be defined as transgressions.

Get a Jump on Tomorrow, Your Daily Horoscopes for Friday, July 29th

 

 

 

 

 

Get a Jump on Tomorrow…..

Your Daily Horoscopes for Friday, July 29th

by Rick Levine

 

General Horoscope

We’re dancing to some pretty complicated music today as the cosmos keeps changing the rhythm. Luckily, the versatile Gemini Moon enables us to keep up with all the unfolding story lines. An argumentative Mercury-Mars square sharpens our perceptions and quickens our reactions. But we move beyond thinking as a provocative Venus-Pluto alignment stirs intense feelings. Additionally, unexpected events catch us off guard as radical Uranus turns retrograde.

Aries Horoscope MAR 21 – APR 19

You might feel like your world has grown larger than life, and significant portions of your creativity are out of your control. However, a period of intense upheaval is already slipping into the past and you need to follow through by initiating changes at work. Extending your spheres of influence could affect your relationships, especially with those in your immediate environment. Ultimately, you may have to play your cards sooner than later and reveal your intentions. If you want something, don’t wish for it; life is too short to wait.

Taurus Horoscope APR 20 – MAY 20

You’re picking up some very strange signals today that could easily distract you from your goals. You might even think you’ve become slightly unhinged if you can’t make heads or tails out of your current experience, but there’s really nothing to worry about at all. Nevertheless, sharing your inner conflicts without expecting anything in exchange is enough to the get the balling rolling in your direction. “Dream big, start small” is your motto for success.

Gemini Horoscope MAY 21 – JUN 20

It’s best to unfold your story gradually today but you’re too anxious to share your best-kept secrets. Unfortunately, your spontaneous disclosure won’t make you feel any better, and might emotionally agitate others in your circle of friends. Nevertheless, initiating a conversation about a subject dear to your heart brings a smile to your face. But it’s not enough to steal a moment or two of happiness; you long for a much more meaningful exchange. Don’t be afraid to reach back into the recesses of your mind and talk about something that truly matters with someone who truly cares.

Cancer Horoscope JUN 21 – JUL 22

The very things that have been blocking your path seem to quickly fade into the past today. Although you might not be ready to swing into action yet, circumstances can force your hand. If someone does something that annoys you now, you won’t be able to just sit quietly because you feel the need to even the score immediately. There’s nothing wrong with standing up for yourself as long as you take a few minutes to fine-tune your message. Julian Assange writes, “Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive.”

Leo Horoscope JUL 23 – AUG 22

A social cause might have you so fired up today that you can’t help but jump up on your soapbox and speak out. Sometimes it takes a lot to grab your attention, but you’re hooked now and won’t be able to move on until you respond to this important issue. However, your straightforward reaction opens a portal into a parallel universe; nothing goes according to your plan. It’s understandable if everything gets strange for a while; thankfully, it won’t last long. There’s no reason to resist the weird energies that are coming to the surface. Live life to express, not impress.

Virgo Horoscope AUG 23 – SEP 22

You want to take care of business today, but responsibilities on the home front could interfere with your busy schedule. Rather than sharing your predicament with anyone, you prefer to keep your worries to yourself until you fulfill your commitments. Only after you honor your promises will you feel comfortable discussing your difficulties about your job performance. Nevertheless, you don’t have to wait; the sooner you reveal your vulnerability, the faster you’ll receive much-needed advice. Share your burden and lighten your load.

Libra Horoscope SEP 23 – OCT 22

Relationships with your friends and associates are complicated today because sparks may fly over agendas that are not really in conflict. However, it might seem as if the disagreement is irresolvable until you start to delve deeper. Magnetic Venus receives an intensity booster from potent Pluto that could send you spiraling into the darkness, but this is an unexpected blessing since you could discover a misplaced rainbow. Whatever happens, don’t relinquish your power; ultimately, nothing can stand in the way of your truth.

Scorpio Horoscope OCT 23 – NOV 21

You may have so much work on your plate now that you just want to escape through the nearest exit. But you’re not usually one to run out on something that’s unfinished. Nevertheless, you can stir up a hornet’s nest if your unexpressed anger gets the best of you. Instead of waiting until it’s too late, lay your feelings out on the table. That which is seen is much easier to work with than that which you marginalize or pretend is not there. Although total denial isn’t a sensible strategy, be cautious as you open the door to the unknown.

Sagittarius Horoscope NOV 22 – DEC 21

You’re pushing into new territory these days and you won’t be able to continue looking in your rear view mirror for long. Even if you’re feeling nostalgic today, you can’t just slip into your time machine and dial up powerful experiences from the past. Nevertheless, you can bring old memories forward into the present moment. In the final analysis, you have a chance to rewrite your personal story in a way that positively impacts your future. Thankfully, once you’re aware of your own history, you’re blessed with the opportunity to change it.

Capricorn Horoscope DEC 22 – JAN 19

You have many little tasks to do today and you’re not sure how you will get them all done. However, you can accomplish a lot in a very small amount of time if you put your heart and soul into your work. You grow motivated to find answers to larger questions about your life as you watch your friends sink deeper into Pluto’s mysterious realms. There’s no logical reason to fear the unknown, but then again, you’re required to leave your rational thoughts behind. As Albert Einstein said, “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

Aquarius Horoscope JAN 20 – FEB 18

A relationship at work grows messy today as someone stops walking their talk. You don’t know whether or not to trust the words you hear, or to only pay attention to their actions. Unfortunately, cerebral Mercury dynamically squares warrior Mars, bending you out of shape and reminding you to be prepared for anything you might face. You’re primed to do something you will regret unless you move through the day with great intention. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of care.

Pisces Horoscope FEB 19 – MAR 20

You may have plenty to do at home today, but your job duties must come first. Thankfully, you are particularly adept at juggling all the components of your life now. Although you might want to do everything at once, the only way you’ll get through the day with flying colors is to make a detailed list of exactly what you want to accomplish. Narrowing your attention is an absolute must. The more you focus on your priorities, the greater your chances of finishing everything in a timely manner.

 

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