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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021: You have excellent people skills and easily attract important people to you. You are intelligent, logical and intuitive. Your personal security is important. You are tenacious.

MOON ALERT: Caution! Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT today (4 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Virgo into Libra.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★ Today your involvement with a fellow employee or colleague will be more intense. You might help them or make a real difference in their life in some way. Others will use this influence to improve their workstation, especially regarding recycling and garbage. Tonight: Keep an eye on your finances.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★★ Romance is extremely passionate today! However, you will feel equally passionate about sports events and social occasions. You want to be heard! This also applies to relating to your kids. Easy does it. Tomorrow is another day. Tonight: Relax. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★

This is a fabulous day to make improvements at home. These improvements could be redecorating ideas, but they also might include new ways to deal with recycling, garbage, bathrooms and plumbing issues. Tonight: Ideas?

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Discussions with neighbors, siblings and relatives will be intense and passionate today. Actually, whatever you do, you will express yourself with great vigor, whether through writing, speaking, marketing or selling. “The game, Mrs. Hudson, is on!” Tonight: Relax.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★ You can attract money to you today. Therefore, give serious consideration to your moneymaking ideas, because they might be worthwhile. Perhaps you can see a new way to make money or a way to make some money on the side. Tonight: Enjoy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ If you are shopping for wardrobe items today, you will feel strongly about buying something. You might even feel obsessed about your choice. Meanwhile, these same strong feelings will influence your relations with others, which makes this a strong day to socialize! Tonight: Entertain. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★

Secret love affairs will be passionate today. However, you also will feel passionate about anything, even if you are not involved in a secret love affair. You might have a hidden secret that you are protecting. Tonight: Be kind. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ Your relations with friends will be super meaningful for you today. Everything counts. Everything matters. In part, issues seem to be more black and white than usual, which is why you have such strong opinions. Tonight: Patience.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★ Relations with bosses and parents (including the police) will be more intense today. Everyone has strong opinions! Meanwhile, some of you might develop a strong crush or feelings of attraction for someone in authority. Tonight: Stay calm.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ Today you have strong feelings about your beliefs, whether they are religious, political or something to do with social issues in society. You won’t back down if you are in a discussion with others. In fact, you might try to convince others to think as you do. Tonight: Relax.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★ You might have a strong debate with someone about how to use an allotted amount of money or how to divide an inheritance today. If so, feelings will run high! Everyone has strong opinions. Meanwhile, physical intimacy will be passionate. Tonight: Enjoy!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★ Relations with partners and friends will be intense. You want to feel that you are important to this person, and you want to let them know that they are important to you. Something might happen that highlights your feelings. Tonight: Socialize.