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GLEANER HOROSCOPE 4TH AUGUST 2017

WHAT TO DO AND WHEN TO DO IT

Entertainment and romance...................9th

Domestic and family matters.................10th

Bargain hunting and shopping................6th

Selling.....................................9th

Sport and outdoor life......................7th

Travel......................................7th

INVESTMENT GUIDE

Sign new contracts, start new ventures......10th

Avoid new commitments.......................9th

Arrange business meetings and interviews ... 6th

Note tips and hunches.......................9th

ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr. 20)

The opposition to your plans seems to have passed, although you may have had to bite your tongue on more than one occasion recently. You're probably glad that there are certain thoughts you kept to yourself. From now on, the field is yours once again. If you have your wits about you, you will issue a series of important social invitations.

TAURUS (Apr. 21 - May 21)

There's always an amusing side to life - but don't laugh too soon. While your stars are highly auspicious when seen from one perspective, they're less promising when viewed from another. You may take personal offers with a pinch of salt, for it seems very likely that someone is about to make a promise that can never be fulfilled.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)

Life is getting busier by the day, and a good thing too! After all, the more active you are, the happier you may be. However free of commitments you are at the beginning of the week, by the end your responsibilities will be mounting. Can you bear to say 'no'? Your financial prospects will improve if you go in for a spot of lateral thinking, so don't take facts at face value - and don't be imprisoned by the past.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23)

As family and home ties temporarily weaken, you'll be free to indulge the restless, nomadic dimension of your character, a side of your life which is all too often ignored. Financially, you should be heading for a profit, for which your own good sense is largely responsible. Luck only plays a small part, and then because you have laid careful plans.

LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23)

The future is at last becoming clearer and it looks certain that those of you with the most exciting lives will be the ones planning drastic, and quite possibly expensive, domestic reforms. So, if you feel that you're stuck in a rut, now is the time to act. Only when financial matters are settled will romantic matters become clear.

VIRGO (Aug. 24 - Sept. 23)

The long-term cycle continues on its very promising path. Short-term monetary ventures may now be postponed or even cancelled, perhaps because new information is beginning to emerge from the woodwork. Some of you will be going away, but long journeys look to be more likely for business than pleasure. Expect professional pressures to ease towards the end of the week.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23)

A special time of year is continuing and, by the end of the week, almost all of you will have experienced highly promising solar transits. However, fate may take a back-seat and it's therefore up to you to think fast and seize the opportunities which float past, especially midweek. Your social and professional stars look equally bright, so take your choice: do you want to work or play? Or do both?

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)

After a period when you've been happy to keep yourself to yourself, you can stay quiet no longer. Challenging circumstances and awkward customers will be determined to test your mettle. And after a brief interlude, you will revive a romantic connection, this time on a more friendly footing. You can rely on others to cheer you up, so accept interesting social invitations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 22)

There's no change in the generally ambitious disposition of your stars, but stay-at-home types may miss out. You'll be entrusted with secret information and may be keeping a low profile. Professional Sagittarians will discover a crock of gold at the end of a very profitable rainbow, but not for about another three weeks. Financial matters are still wobbly so take no chances: at least, not yet!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23 - Jan. 20)

Worldly ambitions will no longer seem to be so important by the end of the week. Perhaps a friend or relation who has been causing a fuss will settle down and offer you their support instead. It will be the larger picture which grabs you, together with the feeling that friends you've ignored need a little attention. If a financial gamble is on the cards, your timing will have to be perfect.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19)

In many ways your stars are stunning, but if you're passing through a lazy phase you'd better watch out! Only those of you with one hundred and one per cent determination and willpower will win through. If you're lacking experience, stay out of the running. Oh, and if you're in love, a large and generous gift should help you get your way.

PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar 20)

You have a great deal going for you, not all of it immediately apparent though. It's in the nature of planets which are positioned in firm and dedicated regions of your chart, to keep their true purpose hidden for a while. Only when you are certain of your position is it safe to make a special investment, including by the way, in a new relationship.

4 - Ghost, singer, y.o.b 1974; Dave Kelly, record producer

5 - Vasbert Conniel Drakes, former West Indies cricketer, y.o.b. 1969; Theodore Whitmore, former Reggae Boy y.o.b. 1972