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Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
Compromise will be required soon. It's all worth it in the end.
The result could surprise you.
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Today is an 8
today is an 8 Work especially hard, or at least smartly. Inject energy by finding what you love most. Settle on what you and your sweetheart find most interest-
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 9
Work faster and make more money, or increase your rates. Remember to take time off for fun, too, or you'll get burned out. There's an abundance of projects; add creativity to have it all.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 7
Some bold actions may be required, especially around family, but it all works out eventually. Start planning a project at home. It's very important to stay in communication
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Things are starting to make sense, finally. With a bit more work and dedication, you can move on to the next level. Get what you've been wanting. Be quick to adapt to changes.
Check instructions, and then use your good judgment on how to proceed. Better take the time to be sure the job's done right.
Make good money now, but don't throw it around, not even for
love. Keep it practical.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
There are challenges ahead, and you have the energy to take them on. Solve them one at a time. Prioritize important tasks. Don't force things. Bend with the wind to avoid breakage.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
It's easier to focus on small details. Don't get discouraged by breakdowns; they reveal what's missing for success. Listen to encouraging friends, and stay persistent
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Friends are happy to give you a boost. Listen to their words as if you're paying for the counsel, and then make your own choice. There's time to party.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Go along with a partner's suggestion, as long as it's not too crazy. You may have to try it to find out if it works. Pay back what you owe. Travel looks adventuresome.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Optimism provides a context for growth. Now's a great time to plan for the long-range future. Write down what you really want, and find support in like-minded friends. Your equity is growing.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
You have a lot of irons in the fire, especially in the days ahead. Go ahead and juggle, but be aware of consequences. Others are impressed. Making a commitment empowers you. Maybe you can give another
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Casablancas has surely pursued these lyrics in all aspects of his musical career, propelling The Strokes to reach more than a decade of acclaim and success. Since their start in 1998, members Nick Valensi (guitar), Albert Hammond, Jr. (guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass) and Fabrizio Moretti (drums), in addition to Casablancas, have done their part to remain on the cutting edge of the industry. From reviving rock 'n' roll to spawning hipster fashion, they have strived to stand out from the rest.
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"Either you're noticed or left out," sings The Strokes frontman Julian Casablanc in the song "I'll Try Anything Once."
Today, The Strokes continue to get noticed as they release their fifth studio album, "Comedown Machine." Considering the press hiatus the band has taken concerning the album, it has still managed to reach a high level of anticipation. With the completion of the album comes the completion of an era. This album signifies the end of the five-album contract the band had with its label, RCA Records.
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The carefully chosen album cover pays homage to this fact. The label appears as the largest and most prominent text on the red background, above even the band and album name.
With the termination of the contract in mind, the future of the band remains unpleasantly uncertain.
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Since its inception, the band has experienced its ups and downs. However, on this album, the members seem to have gotten it together - possibly to go out on a high note.
Perhaps the time to be noticed has come and gone, and now it's time to willingly walk away. The "Comedown Machine" may in fact be preparing for shutdown.
In his calm and collected tone Casablanca repeatedly sings, "You asked me to stay, but there's a million reasons to leave."
On the last album, "Angles," Casablancas mailed in his vocals separately from working with the other members. This time, he was physically present in the New York recording studio. Casablancas freely experiments with falsetto on this album, as can be heard
Think of your Facebook page as Stuart Smiley's mirror: It contains a lot of your core beliefs and preferences, and it puts your network of friends and family at your reach. In psychologist language, it can "satisfy fundamental ego needs regarding desired self-images."
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Viewing own Facebook profile reduces defensive response
You can't directly measure any Facebook bump in self-esteem or any bump generated other ways. But you can measure defensive behavior to criticism. It's been shown that the self-affirmation experiences similar to those spoofed by Stuart Smiley reduce defensive responses that are naturally elicited by ego threats.
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At least, that's what yet another Facebook-based study has found.
That time you're spending on Facebook may not be wasted productivity, after all.
You may remember Stuart Smiley, the fey self-affirmation addict portrayed on "Saturday Night Live" by now-Sen. Al Franken. He stares in the mirror and declares, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and, dog gone it, people like me."
That's what Facebook does, according to a study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
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Psychologists have tested this repeatedly. Usually they ask a participant to list strongly held beliefs and write an essay about the top one. After that, the participant invariably reacts better to a blow against the ego. The essay acts as self-affirmation.
The participant who chooses to write about a lower-ranked value but about how others may think it's important generally is more defensive. The essay had no self-affirming effect.
Turns out, looking at your own Facebook page is the social network equivalent of that first essay. Looking at another person's page is the non-affirming experience.
Now the ruse. Participants were told they were there to evaluate a distance-learning public speaking course. Each was to write a short speech on the legality of abortion and deliver it to a camera, then get feedback and rate the feedback by various aspects. The trick: Participants wound up with the same negative feedback.
Catalina Toma, at the University of Wisconsin, and Jeffrey Hancock, at Cornell, study communication and social networks. They devised two experiments. In the first, some students got to look at their own Facebook page, while others looked at a stranger's page (it turned out to be another study participant's page). Some wrote the self-affirming essay, while others wrote the more neutral one.
Well, maybe more people prefer Facebook over the other activities, right? Researchers took that into account.
What happened? Results were as expected: less defensive response from people exposed to self-affirmation activity; more from those who did not get that experience. And it turned out that the proportion between those two responses was the same for those who wrote the essays as for those who viewed Facebook pages.
Facebook's rank among the activity choices (tested before the experiment) for those who got negative feedback was lower than the average rating of the other activities.
Why would any of this be important? Well, it gives experimenters a new tool to use instead of the essay, and there are about a billion people who use Facebook in any given month. That's a gigantic laboratory.
But would someone who gets a negative feedback actively seek solace in Facebook? The second experiment tested that. They used a similar cover story: testing a public speaking program. But this time feedback was randomly negative or neutral. After the feedback, participants were allowed to choose an activity: looking at their own Facebook page, watching YouTube videos, listening to online music, reading online news or playing online video games.
"Facebook has just as big an effect on self-esteem as traditional tools," Hancock said.
But Facebook might one day be part of therapies that use self-affirmation, such as programs to quit smoking or to change other habits.
After receiving neutral feedback, participants were equally likely to choose any of those activities. About 30 percent chose Facebook. But nearly twice as many chose Facebook after negative feedback.
"Anything you need to be stronger at, self-affirmation is good for you," Hancock said.
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