Neatorama » astrology http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:32:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 What’s Your Sign? Nope. Try Again. http://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/13/whats-your-sign-nope-try-again/ http://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/13/whats-your-sign-nope-try-again/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:55:12 +0000 Minnesotastan http://www.neatorama.com/?p=40483 Those who believe in astrology need to update their charts.

The ancient Babylonians based zodiac signs on the constellation the sun was “in” on the day a person was born. During the ensuing millenniums, the moon’s gravitational pull has made the Earth “wobble” around its axis, creating about a one-month bump in the stars’ alignment…

Indeed, most horoscope readers who consider themselves Pisces are actually Aquarians. So instead of being sensitive, humane and idealistic, they actually are friendly, loyal and inventive.  Or not.

At the link, the following new alignments are offered:

Astrology buffs should be using these dates, reflecting where the stars currently are aligned: Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16. Aquarius: Feb. 16-March 11. Pisces: March 11-April 18. Aries: April 18-May 13. Taurus: May 13-June 21. Gemini: June 21-July 20. Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10. Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16. Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30. Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23. Scorpio: Nov. 23-29. Ophiuchus:* Nov. 29-Dec. 17. Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20.

* Discarded by the Babylonians because they wanted 12 signs per year.

Link.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/13/whats-your-sign-nope-try-again/feed/ 48 Hiring According to the Stars http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/hiring-according-to-the-stars/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/hiring-according-to-the-stars/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:20:03 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22621 Remember the story of how some Japanese firms base their hiring on a person’s blood type? An insurance company based in Salzburg, Austria is hiring people based on their astrological sign! Twenty part-time jobs were offered to those born under the signs of Capricorn, Taurus, Aquarius, Aries and Leo. Anti-discrimination groups protested, and government authorities are looking into the matter.

The company is, however, sticking to its guns and a spokesman explained that the move was based on statistical research rather than superstition.

‘A statistical study indicated that almost all of our best employees across Austria have one of the five star signs.

‘We only decided to continue with that system and hire the best workers,’ the spokesman said.

An investigation by Austrian authorities showed that there was nothing illegal in choosing the employees according to their star signs, as there was no discrimination according to existing laws about gender, age, racial and other equality.

Link -Thanks, Bill!

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