Stars -- Horoscope

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Put on your wheeling-and-dealing duds, you're making influential contacts that up your earning power. If

you're not convincing someone to buy what you're selling, you should be. Hit up a generous Gemini person.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It's your time to claim your piece of the pie. If you're a stockbroker, get up extra early - it's going to be a great day. If you're not, invest your critical thinking skills in financial directions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You're playing for keeps. It's a big deal to make a commitment to a partner, in business or in love. But you have a feeling this one's a keeper, so it's easy. You'll look back on this day years from now, smiling.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There's an invisible giving circle in the universe. It's a loop of giving and receiving that hinges on your availability to do both at once. As soon as one gift leaves your arms, another enters. How sweet it is.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A professional negotiation that doesn't pinch and poke you with terms and conditions usually isn't called a negotiation. But this moves so beautifully in your direction, you're relatively un-pinched.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Admirers spread the word about what they see in you. When it's a boss who is praising you, the compliment is not empty-handed. Money and trips are a real possibility.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Work and travel plans compete for your attention. You find a way to handle some business during your leisure travels, or enjoy some leisure time during work travels.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When you seek counsel from a partner, this person turns out to be a delightful melange of wisdom and whimsy. Perhaps your options are broader and more playfully intriguing than you previously thought.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Because

you're the first to spy a problem, you're also looked to as the problem-solver of the group. Embrace your handyperson identity. Your skills attract a special someone.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There's spiritual symmetry in offering your expertise to someone younger or less experienced. When you have a body of knowledge worth sharing, pass it on and it multiplies.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A lighthearted affair on the monkey bars gets more serious at the teeter-totter. Enough of all the hanging around - your life is hanging in the balance. Do you trust this person to pull his or her own weight?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). When you open your mouth in stream-of-consciousness style, your true feelings (or thoughts) are revealed. Some of these feelings are too fleeting to worry about. But the important thing is someone's listening.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (April 27). All eyes are on you this year. Your ability to eloquently express yourself is striking. May gives you the Midas touch - you turn real estate to gold. You're on a roll at June's end. You make creative obligations in September, and a flow of money helps these endeavors. Gemini people and another Taurus person are captivated by you. Your lucky numbers are: 18, 39, 5, 15 and 7.

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