ARIES (March 21-April 19). Steady increments bring you to your promised land, which by the way is a totally different place from someone else's promised land. Remember Tao Te Ching: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Possibilities are always there. It's a physical law. When you feel caged in at work or in a relationship, raise your sig...

FOUR OR five men - servers and perhaps an owner - came by our table during the course of dinner at the new upscale Greek restaurant Estia, all bearing strong opinions.

The floor captain stopped at our table at least three times to inquire whether we had made a wine selection, and to give us his view of which wine we should order. He gave us just one choice of white, one of red, without kn...

A free seminar for those affected by the enactment of Medicare Part D, also known as Medicare's prescription drug plan, will be offered at 9 a.m Dec. 22 at St. John's Hospital-Lebanon.

This program is open to those who currently receive benefits from Medicare A, B and family members or friends who would like to understand more about the specifics of Medicare Part D.

"Medicare reci...

Maybe, soon in the dark of night, as he steps carefully through the tangles of the equatorial rain forest called Kibale, hoping to find an African rock python in search of a monkey meal, Michael Kern will believe where he is.

He is not in Palo Alto, Calif., in the safety of his comfortable home, with wife and two sons and 25-year career with the global technology and consulting company Ac...

DALLAS -- It didn't take J.P. Ricciardi long to take his next step in strengthening the Blue Jays for the 2006 American League East race, this time by addressing the team's offensive needs.

The Toronto general manager completed a much-anticipated deal for Milwaukee first baseman Lyle Overbay late Wednesday night, again electrifying the Winter Meetings by acquiring the career .285 hitter...

Lee Seung-chul in `20th Anniversary Christmas Concert??

Singer Lee Seung-chul, whose career marks its 20th anniversary this year, has spent 2005 celebrating with a nationwide tour, special album and a book. Lee closes the year with ``20th Anniversary Christmas Concert,???? a two-night series that takes place at Olympic Park??s Gymnasium in Seoul at 8 p.m. on Dec. 23 and 24. Catch Lee, who...

VILLANOVA -- Jay Wright found himself in a reflective mood Monday night as fourth-ranked Villanova (4-0) headed to Lewisburg for today’s 7 p.m. showdown with Bucknell (5-0) at sold-out Sojka Pavilion.That was to be expected. The Villanova coach is a 1983 Bucknell graduate.

"It’s funny, but with the Oklahoma game, I really haven’t had much time to think about it until now,...

TORONTO (CP) - Families and friends of two Canadian hostages in Iraq waited with rising dread Tuesday as the clock ticked down on a grim deadline set by the kidnappers.

"It's really become a waiting game," Greg Rollins, a colleague of the hostages, told The Canadian Press from Baghdad. "Slowly, slowly you do become more tense as you try to anticipate what will happen or what might happen...

Hamlet's father runs a club - not a kingdom - and the "sweet prince" drunkenly raps a version of his "To be or not to be" soliloquy in an urban teenage take on the Shakespearean play.

Brainstorming ideas for a project promoting nonviolence, the students chose a work in which almost all the main characters are dead by the time the curtain falls. But in their version, Hamlet openly discuss...

TORONTO - Families and friends of two Canadian hostages in Iraq are waiting with rising dread as the clock ticks down on a grim deadline set by the kidnappers.

"It's really become a waiting game," Greg Rollins, a colleague of the hostages, told The Canadian Press from Baghdad.

"Slowly, slowly you do become more tense as you try to anticipate what will happen or what might happe...