Tvvo Coins

Just put two coins upon my eyelids so I can pay the boatman`s toll.

[sunnycosmology]

[mcatmemoranda2]

I have a female pt who is taking labetalol 100 mg bid. She used to take either HCTZ or chlorthalidone, but switched to labetalol when she was trying to become pregnant. She ended up not getting pregnant and then continued to take the labetalol since then. So I want to switch her to HCTZ. Beta blockers should not be abruptly discontinued because that can cause rebound HTN. So I will decrease her labetalol to 100 mg daily x1 week while at the same time taking HCTZ 12.5 mg a week. I never learned any specific way to taper off a beta blocker, but a quick search does say to decrease the dose by 25 to 50% 1 week at a time, so I think this is a good taper regimen.

[sunnycosmology]

[stahsm]

Overlock Stitch by @clothes_reetzy

[badjura]

angel devil

[the-wolf-and-moon]

Crescent Saturn

[sunnycosmology]

[the-wolf-and-moon]

NGC 2359, Thor's Helmet

[pompadourpink]

French subjunctive verbal triggers

I. Intent, desire, preference

aimer (que) – to like that

aimer mieux (que) – to prefer that

commander (que) – to order that

défendre (que) – to forbid that

demander (que) – to ask that

désirer (que) – to desire that

empêcher (que) – to prevent (from)

exiger (que) – to demand that

interdire (que) – to forbid that

ordonner (que) – to order that

permettre (que) – to permit that

préférer (que) – to prefer that

proposer (que) – to propose that

recommander (que) – to recommend that

souhaiter (que) – to wish that

suggérer (que) – to suggest that

tenir à (ce que) – to insist that

vouloir (que) – to want that

II. Emotion, feeling

adorer (que) – to love that

avoir honte (que) – to be ashamed that

avoir peur (que) – to be afraid that (+ ne explétif)

craindre (que) – to fear that (+ ne explétif)

détester (que) – to hate that

être content / heureux (que) – to be happy that

être désolé (que) – to be sorry that

être étonné (que) – to be surprised that

être fâché (que) – to be angry that

être fier (que) – to be proud that

être furieux (que) – to be furious that

être inquiet (que) – to be worried that

être ravi (que) – to be delighted that

être reconnaissant (que) – to be grateful that

être satisfait (que) – to be satisfied that

être surpris (que) – to be surprised that

être triste (que) – to be sad that

il est bizarre (que) – it is odd that

il est dommage (que) – it is a shame that

il est étonnant (que) – it is surprising that

il est étrange (que) – it is strange that

il est heureux (que) – it is fortunate that

il est incroyable (que) – it is incredible that

il est irritant (que) – it is irritating that

il est navrant (que) – it is distressing that

il est regrettable (que) – it is regrettable that

il est surprenant (que) – it is surprising that

il est triste (que) – it is sad that

redouter (que) – to dread that (+ ne explétif)

regretter (que) – to regret that

III. Doubt, uncertainty, denial

contester (que) – to challenge/contest that

douter (que) – to doubt that

il est douteux (que) – it is doubtful that

il est faux (que) – it is false that

il est impossible (que) – it is impossible that

il est improbable (que) – it is improbable that

il est incertain (que) – it is uncertain that

il n'est pas clair (que) – it is not clear that

il n'est pas évident (que) – it is not obvious that

il n'est pas probable (que) – it is not likely that

il n'est pas sûr (que) – it is not certain that

il n'est pas vrai (que) – it is not true that

nier (que) – to deny that (might use indicative if affirming a fact)

IV. Opinion, judgment, necessity

il est absurde (que) – it is absurd that

il est avantageux (que) – it is advantageous that

il est bon (que) – it is good that

il est capital (que) – it is crucial that

il est convenable (que) – it is proper that

il est curieux (que) – it is curious that

il est décevant (que) – it is disappointing that

il est déplorable (que) – it is deplorable that

il est difficile (que) – it is unlikely that

il est essentiel (que) – it is essential that

il est facile (que) – it is easy that (rare, often indicative)

il est important (que) – it is important that

il est indispensable (que) – it is indispensable that

il est injuste (que) – it is unfair that

il est inutile (que) – it is useless that

il est juste (que) – it is right/just that

il est logique (que) – it is logical that

il est naturel (que) – it is natural that

il est nécessaire (que) – it is necessary that

il est normal (que) – it is normal that

il est obligatoire (que) – it is obligatory that

il est préférable (que) – it is preferable that

il est rare (que) – it is rare that

il est souhaitable (que) – it is desirable that

il est temps (que) – it is time that

il est urgent (que) – it is urgent that

il faut (que) – it is necessary that (must)

il se peut (que) – it may be that

il vaut mieux (que) – it is better that

V. Conjunctions

à condition (que) – provided that

à moins (que)... (ne) – unless

afin (que) – so that

ainsi (que) – just as, so that (literary)

avant (que)... (ne) – before

bien (que) – although

de crainte (que)... (ne) – for fear that

de façon (que) – so that (result)

de manière (que) – so that (result)

de peur (que)... (ne) – for fear that

en attendant (que) – while, until

jusqu'à ce (que) – until

pour (que) – so that

pourvu (que) – provided that

quoique – although

sans (que) – without

soit (que)... soit (que) – whether... or

VI. Other important verbal structures

accepter (que) – to accept that

chercher... (qui) – to look for someone who

comprendre (que) – to understand that (emotional)

se désoler (que) – to be dismayed that

dire (que) – to say that (only in negative/interrogative)

éviter (que)... (ne) – to avoid (that)

faire en sorte (que) – to arrange it so that

il s'en faut (que) – it is far from being the case that

mériter (que) – to deserve that

penser (que) – to think that (only in negative/interrogative)

refuser (que) – to refuse that

se réjouir (que) – to be delighted that

supporter (que) – to bear, stand that

trouver (que) – to find that (in Il est troublant que... or negative/interrogative of opinion)

voir (que) – to see that (in negative/interrogative of perception)

Read more: subjunctive mood, expletive ne

Fanmail - masterlist (2016-) - archives - hire me - reviews (2020-) - Drive

[badjura]

play slay the spire 2

[sapphiresacrosanct]

Ghost Season

You’d call me sometimes
just to leave silence on the line.

And I’d listen anyway.

There are things I’ll never tell you:

like how your name became a weather pattern in me.
Or when I started measuring time
by the distance between your headlights
and my driveway.

How hope here
feels less like a flame
and more like rot—
slow, hidden, alive.

The woods behind my childhood duplex
are full of fallen things standing upright.

I think about that often—
how something dead
can keep pretending
through winter.

You said once
that leaving doesn’t make a person new.

I laughed too hard at that.

Because we had driven county roads at ungodly hours,
with both hands white on the wheel,
begging the dark to alter us.

But every gas station,
every frozen river,
every tired little church
keeps handing me back to myself.

And you—

you move through my life
like smoke through old floorboards.

Never staying.
Never gone.

Some nights I still imagine
your hand brushing mine by accident,
both of us too afraid
to call it what it was.

But most nights
I think the tragedy is not that you didn’t love me—

it’s that I almost loved you.

Outside,
the frost climbs the windows slowly,
quiet as forgiveness.

That all-encompassing world,
whitening at the edges.

Please stay,

I'd like to surrender
when impossible things whisper.

[sunnycosmology]

[nasa]

Send Your Name to Space with Roman!

Send your name to fly on Roman and download a boarding pass like this one with your name on it!

What’s the farthest you’ve ever traveled from home? Want to beat your record by about a million miles? Submit to have your name added to a memory card that will be attached to a plaque on our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope traveling a million miles away!

Prior to Roman’s launch, an SD card loaded with submitted names will be attached to this plaque where the square outline is.

After launch on August 30, Roman will journey way out to the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2), the same orbit as our James Webb Space Telescope. At L2, the gravity of the Sun and Earth, together with an object’s motion around the Sun, let it stay lined up with Earth as they orbit. That will give Roman a relatively steady orbit without using much fuel. Like Webb, Roman will trace out a large orbit around the actual L2 point — much larger than the Moon’s orbit around Earth — and the two will easily be kept far apart.

Telescopes at L2 also have a constant, unobstructed view of a wide swath of the sky. Earth won't block much of Roman's view since it will be so distant! And at L2, heat from Earth, the Sun, and the Moon have less effect on infrared telescopes, which “see” heat.

The Roman Telescope model has its boarding pass! Do you have yours?

Send your name here. Submissions close July 16. Follow along with Roman’s road to launch at science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman!

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!

[nasa]

A simulated image of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s future observations toward the center of our galaxy, spanning less than 1 percent of the total area of Roman’s Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey. The simulated stars were drawn from the Besançon Galactic Model.

Exploring the Changing Universe with the Roman Space Telescope

The view from your backyard might paint the universe as an unchanging realm, where only twinkling stars and nearby objects, like satellites and meteors, stray from the apparent constancy. But stargazing through NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will offer a front row seat to a dazzling display of cosmic fireworks sparkling across the sky.

Roman will view extremely faint infrared light, which has longer wavelengths than our eyes can see. Two of the mission’s core observing programs will monitor specific patches of the sky. Stitching the results together like stop-motion animation will create movies that reveal changing objects and fleeting events that would otherwise be hidden from our view.

Watch this video to learn about time-domain astronomy and how time will be a key element in NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s galactic bulge survey. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

This type of science, called time-domain astronomy, is difficult for telescopes that have smaller views of space. Roman’s large field of view will help us see huge swaths of the universe. Instead of always looking at specific things and events astronomers have already identified, Roman will be able to repeatedly observe large areas of the sky to catch phenomena scientists can't predict. Then astronomers can find things no one knew were there!

One of Roman’s main surveys, the Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey, will monitor hundreds of millions of stars toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers will see many of the stars appear to flash or flicker over time.

This animation illustrates the concept of gravitational microlensing. When one star in the sky appears to pass nearly in front of another, the light rays of the background source star are bent due to the warped space-time around the foreground star. The closer star is then a virtual magnifying glass, amplifying the brightness of the background source star, so we refer to the foreground star as the lens star. If the lens star harbors a planetary system, then those planets can also act as lenses, each one producing a short change in the brightness of the source. Thus, we discover the presence of each exoplanet, and measure its mass and how far it is from its star. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab 

That can happen when something like a star or planet moves in front of a background star from our point of view. Because anything with mass warps the fabric of space-time, light from the distant star bends around the nearer object as it passes by. That makes the nearer object act as a natural magnifying glass, creating a temporary spike in the brightness of the background star’s light. That signal lets astronomers know there’s an intervening object, even if they can’t see it directly.

This artist’s concept shows the region of the Milky Way NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey will cover – relatively uncharted territory when it comes to planet-finding. That’s important because the way planets form and evolve may be different depending on where in the galaxy they’re located. Our solar system is situated near the outskirts of the Milky Way, about halfway out on one of the galaxy’s spiral arms. A recent Kepler Space Telescope study showed that stars on the fringes of the Milky Way possess fewer of the most common planet types that have been detected so far. Roman will search in the opposite direction, toward the center of the galaxy, and could find differences in that galactic neighborhood, too.

Using this method, called microlensing, Roman will likely set a new record for the farthest-known exoplanet. That would offer a glimpse of a different galactic neighborhood that could be home to worlds quite unlike the more than 5,500 that are currently known. Roman’s microlensing observations will also find starless planets, black holes, neutron stars, and more!

This animation shows a planet crossing in front of, or transiting, its host star and the corresponding light curve astronomers would see. Using this technique, scientists anticipate NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could find 100,000 new worlds. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (USRA/GESTAR)

Stars Roman sees may also appear to flicker when a planet crosses in front of, or transits, its host star as it orbits. Roman could find 100,000 planets this way! Small icy objects that haunt the outskirts of our own solar system, known as Kuiper belt objects, may occasionally pass in front of faraway stars Roman sees, too. Astronomers will be able to see how much water the Kuiper belt objects have because the ice absorbs specific wavelengths of infrared light, providing a “fingerprint” of its presence. This will give us a window into our solar system’s early days.

This animation visualizes a type Ia supernova.

Roman’s High Latitude Time-Domain Survey will look beyond our galaxy to hunt for type Ia supernovas. These exploding stars originate from some binary star systems that contain at least one white dwarf – the small, hot core remnant of a Sun-like star. In some cases, the dwarf may siphon material from its companion. This triggers a runaway reaction that ultimately detonates the thief once it reaches a specific point where it has gained so much mass that it becomes unstable.

NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will see thousands of exploding stars called supernovae across vast stretches of time and space. Using these observations, astronomers aim to shine a light on several cosmic mysteries, providing a window onto the universe’s distant past. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Since these rare explosions each peak at a similar, known intrinsic brightness, astronomers can use them to determine how far away they are by simply measuring how bright they appear. Astronomers will use Roman to study the light of these supernovas to find out how quickly they appear to be moving away from us.

By comparing how fast they’re receding at different distances, scientists can trace cosmic expansion over time. This will help us understand whether and how dark energy – the unexplained pressure thought to speed up the universe’s expansion – has changed throughout the history of the universe.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will survey the same areas of the sky every few days. Researchers will mine this data to identify kilonovas – explosions that happen when two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole collide and merge. When these collisions happen, a fraction of the resulting debris is ejected as jets, which move near the speed of light. The remaining debris produces hot, glowing, neutron-rich clouds that forge heavy elements, like gold and platinum. Roman’s extensive data will help astronomers better identify how often these events occur, how much energy they give off, and how near or far they are.

And since this survey will repeatedly observe the same large vista of space, scientists will also see sporadic events like neutron stars colliding and stars being swept into black holes. Roman could even find new types of objects and events that astronomers have never seen before!

Learn more about the exciting science Roman will investigate on X and Facebook.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!

[ascancan]

Φ (bij Brazil Porto Alegre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqfWkuSOVq7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[badjura]

🎶never wanted to dance with nobody, but you wouldn’t take no for an answer🎶

[ascancan]

To the Church in Sardis

3 “To the angel[a] of the church in Sardis write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits[b] of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

4 Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. 5 The one who is victoriouswill, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. 6 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.