Not that I put any stock in astrology

When one hears about what "sign" you are, visions of craggly Gypsies peering into crystal balls and using Ouija boards float up in the mind. This site takes a more academic approach to astrology and goes into more depth. Most of the comments are pretty interesting. The site has done a slew of popular figures and let users comment on them. The sheer foreign-ness of the terms and the meat of the discussions was enough to keep me interested for some time. Check out the three pages of comments each on bin Laden and 9/11. Far fewer (just 3) comments on Saddam, but there's some good stuff on Arafat and Sharon.

UPDATE(11/17/2003 8:05pm)
Muhammad Convicted in Sniper Victim Case

In a verdict that could cost him his life, a stone-faced John Allen Muhammad was convicted Monday of using a high-powered rifle, a beat-up car and a teenage sidekick to murder people at random and terrorize the Washington area during last year's sniper attacks.

The jury immediately began hearing evidence on whether the 42-year-old Army veteran should get the death penalty or life in prison.

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A jury decided Monday that John Allen Muhammad should be executed for masterminding the sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington area for three weeks last fall.

As the verdict was read, Muhammad maintained the same unflinching demeanor he has shown through most of the trial.

Jurors sent word they had reached a decision after deliberating five hours over two days. Jurors convicted the 42-year-old Army veteran of murder a week ago and then heard testimony in the sentencing phase.

The jury's recommendation is not final. Circuit Judge LeRoy F. Millette Jr. can reduce the punishment to life in prison without parole when Muhammad is formally sentenced, but Virginia judges rarely take such action.

The jury concluded that prosecutors proved at least one of two aggravating factors allowing the death penalty: that Muhammad would pose a danger in the future or that his crimes were wantonly vile. He was sentenced to death on both counts he was convicted of last Monday, multiple murders within three years and murder as part of a terrorist plot.

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