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When Uranus the sky god’s lightning bolt of consciousness first appears, its effects can jolt us into a new way of being. Venus and the sun are electrified today and surprising new attractions appear.. An experimental, detached attitude toward the events of this day keeps sanity intact.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your social life is complicated by friends who don’t get along with one another. Resolve to add some easy, low-maintenance, classy people to your mix. Such types cross your path this afternoon.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Working hard is your choice, but it’s not a noble one today. If everyone only knew how much you enjoy being in the throes of a task that you do masterfully, or a puzzle that only you can solve, they’d be jealous.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A special project will take off just as soon as you stop worrying. Get the support of your people. Chances are, they’re currently unclear about what you need. Spell it out, and they’ll jump on board.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Regarding that situation in which you feel unable to accomplish what you want: When you really analyze it, you haven’t even begun to try to get unstuck. You’ll think of at least three fantastic tricks to try by the end of the day.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A funny doubt slithers into your consciousness: Is this career really for me? Indulge your fantasies about doing something else. Give yourself an hour to do so. But do get back to work at the end of the hour. You need to focus!
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You recognize negativity, even when it comes in a pretty package with a gigantic bow on it and is delivered by a gorgeous model. Graciously turn down toxic gifts.
LIbrA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): With so much to overwhelm your senses, you could simple go numb to the wonders of the world. You need your quiet time. You also need clear, clean surfaces around you. Clear the desktop.

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By The Associated Press – 6 hours ago
Today is Monday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2008. There are 233 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 12, 1958, the United States and Canada signed an agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (later the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD for short).
On this date:
In 1870, an act creating the Canadian province of Manitoba was given royal assent, to take effect in July.
In 1907, actress Katharine Hepburn was born in Hartford, Conn.
In 1932, the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was found in a wooded area near Hopewell, N.J.
In 1937, Britain’s King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
In 1943, during World War II, Axis forces in North Africa surrendered.
In 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the Berlin Blockade.
In 1970, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Harry A. Blackmun as a Supreme Court justice.
In 1975, the White House announced the new Cambodian government had seized an American merchant ship, the Mayaguez, in international waters.
In 1978, the Commerce Department said hurricanes would no longer be given only female names.
In 1982, in Fatima, Portugal, security guards overpowered a Spanish priest armed with a bayonet who was trying to reach Pope John Paul II.
Ten years ago: A day after India’s first atomic test blasts in 24 years, neighboring Pakistan said it was ready to test a nuclear device itself. Indonesian President Suharto’s security forces killed at least six student demonstrators.
Five years ago: Suicide bombers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killed nine U.S. citizens and 26 people overall. A suicide truck-bomb attack killed at least 60 at a government compound in northern Chechnya. L. Paul Bremer, the new American civilian administrator of Iraq, arrived in Baghdad; coalition forces announced they had taken custody of Dr. Rihab Rashid Taha, the Iraqi scientist known as “Dr. Germ.” (Taha was later released after no charges were brought.) Fifty-nine Democratic lawmakers brought the Texas House to a standstill by going into hiding in a dispute over a Republican congressional redistricting plan.

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LAS VEGAS - Pigs did not fly. Hell did not freeze over. The world did not spin off its axis.
In the aftermath, it really was just one loss - albeit a very bad one.
The 12th-ranked Utah women are sure to suffer a hit in their NCAA Tournament seeding after being upset by ninth-seeded Colorado State 60-52 in the Mountain West Conference tournament opener Wednesday.
But the Utes (27-4) might not fall that far. In his bracket projections on ESPN.com, Charlie Creme only dropped them from a No. 3 to a No. 4 seed.
“Utah’s season as a whole still stands pretty strong, and the committee has stated that this is a whole-season evaluation,” Creme said. “What if the upset had happened on January 27? Based on what the committee says, it shouldn’t have more impact than that would have had.”
It was the extreme disparity of the teams that made the loss so shocking.
Utah had won 22 straight games, gone undefeated in the conference regular season (16-0) and boasted an RPI of No. 20.
Colorado State (4-27) entered the tournament on a 20-game losing streak, hadn’t beaten a conference team until UNLV in the play-in game, and ranked 312 out of 338 teams in the RPI.

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