If today is your birthday: Both Lady Luck and circumstances will be trending in your favor in the coming year, making you far more fortunate than usual in fulfilling your ambitious aims. However, it will be up to you to make the most of it.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- If you have to deal with a person who thinks they are always right, the only way you'll be able to get your points across is with diplomacy and tact.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Any frustrating situation that confronts you is likely to be self-imposed. Tread carefully so that obstacles you accidentally put in your own path don't trip you up.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don't allow yourself to get drawn into the middle of a squabble among friends, when involved in a group endeavor. If you let your guard down, prepare to bicker.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Once you set your mind on a specific objective, you become a very determined person. Currently however, it might be difficult for you to focus on a goal, and you could easily veer off course.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- It's not advisable for you to attempt to make some major changes in an arrangement with friends. Conditions are already delicate, and trying to usurp their plans could make matters worse.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Be extremely watchful if you decide to get involved with friends in an endeavor that requires everyone to pitch in financially. The person running the show might get a good deal, but you won't.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- In an arrangement with a friend, don't worry too much about his/her intentions. Instead, if you show that you're concerned about doing what's right, you pal will automatically follow suit.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- It is never a good time to lower your level of work performance. Your industriousness will be noted, and if it doesn't measure up to expectations, you'll suffer the consequences.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Although you love to gamble and are usually pretty good at it, this is not a day to involve yourself or friends in any type of risky venture. Be smart and use good judgment.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Discontent on the home front is likely because family members may try to place the blame for things that go wrong on anybody but themselves. Don't join in.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Adopting an indifferent attitude will cause you to act without first considering the consequences of what you are doing. Try to curb any kind of impulsive move.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Before the day is over, there is a strong possibility that your wallet will begin to look like a sieve. You had better plug up any leaks caused by destructive extravagance.

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