"THEY" Changed The Zodiac Signs Around

Since theyve added a new zodiac sign... I wonder how many of yall got a tattoo that doesnt match ur sign now?! I mean WTF is an Ophiuchus anyway?! I feel the same way about the new zodiac as I did when they added the white ranger to the power rangers. They gotta change the zodiac sign song now: "I SAID WHATS THAT #1 ZODIAC SIGN?!?!?!?! IS IT TAURUS?! NO!!! IS IT LIBRA?! NO!!! GO OPHIUCHUS, ITS YA BIRTHDAY!!" See & yall thought the illuminati was fake?! Who else got the power 2 add a damn zodiac sign? Next thing u know they gonna add another month called Septoberary. 

Astronomer Parke Kunkle reports that changes in the alignment of the Earth have made the science behind our astrological signs change, as well as have an addition of a 13^th sign, Ophiuchus. This change has apparently  been coming throughout the years, as the 12 original signs were set almost 3,000 years ago. But the change over the years in the position of the earth in relation to the sun have created a need to revamp the astrological signs.

So, what does this new change mean for all those people worldwide who turn to their astrological horoscope for guidance? Have they been misled all these years by following the wrong sign? Well, apparently for a lot of us, we have. Here is the new breakdown of astrological signs. Take a look and see where you fall now:

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-Nov. 29

Ophiuchus: Nov. 29-Dec. 17

Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20

Now, what about this new sign, Ophiuchus? What does it mean? What are its traits?

In Greek mythology, Ophiuchus was Aesclepius, Master Architect, Healer, and God of Wisdom. He has always been a part of the zodiac belt, but until now was never included in the Western astrological breakdown. As the story goes, Aesclepius was a Greek God of medicine and, when trying to bring Orion the Hunter back to life, was taken down by Zeus and cast to the sky with the Greek name Ophiuchus.

Personally, I have never really held a lot of weight in reading my horoscopes and using them as a guideline for what I do. Looking at these astrological changes now, I am glad I never did. Had I been following the horoscopes of Cancer, which was my sign, I would have been following the wrong thing. Though I thought the description of a person born under the cancer sign had always fit me, I wonder if I just saw what I wanted to see. I guess, like most everyone now, I will have to take a look at my new sign, Gemini, and see what it has to say.

Best Street Talent Ever

This guy is the best street talent I have ever seen. My mama wouldn't let me play with her pots & pans though so I cant get with him, but I bet he don't wanna see me on the drums for Guitar Hero!

Crank Dat Moon Walk

A guy at a Heat vs. Bobcats game goes off! I thought he was like one of Michael Jackson's former back-up dancers or maybe he has just been playing "The Michael Jackson Experience" on the Wii for too long. I know I have.

JOHN Q 3:16

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a Denzel Washington & Will Smith movie?! I think I should be in there somewhere too cause they will need a touch of sexy somewhere in there.

VeriPhone 4

With AT&Ts 5 year monopoly contract with Apple ending this year, another phone company has decided to scoop up the iPhone like a ground ball. All I can say is that AT&T better get their shit together cause Verizon looking good wit dem soft lips *Drake Voice*. The iphone 4 will be available for pre order on February the 3rd and it will be available to purchase on February the 10th. The best phone with the best coverage equals... Cha-Ching! Something tells me that this is gonna be an interesting year for cellular devices.

The iphone remains $199 for the 16GB & $299 for the 32GB... However there are some changes.

HotSync feature turns phones into Wi-Fi hotspots

The biggest news to come out of the announcement (outside the iPhone itself) is the inclusion of Verizon’s HotSync service with the phone. It means the iPhone can act as a mobile hotspot for up to five different devices -- a feature that AT&T has never offered. Current AT&T iPhone customers can enable tethering, which allows another device like a laptop to use the iPhone as basically a cellular Internet modem, but at a cost of $45 or $60 per month, depending on the plan.

Verizon network could be more reliable than AT&Ts

Of course, dropped calls on AT&Ts network have scared away many consumers from purchasing an iPhone. Verizon made sure to emphasize that its network has been tweaked to handle a massive influx of iPhone customers.

The company has been working on the CDMA iPhone with Apple since 2008, and testing it for a year ahead of time. They’ve also been making sure to leave a margin within the network that iPhone customers can fill. In essence, Verizon has been prepping for this for a while, and they’re confident they’ve left the network open enough that a bunch more customers won’t slow it down. The Verizon iPhone also has a new antenna which should help matters at least on the handset end.

We still don’t have any information about Verizon’s data plans or their pricing, and that includes its iPhone HotSync feature. We’re also not sure about unlimited -- while that did get asked at the keynote, Verizon and Apple refused to comment about the iPhone “road map” until closer to launch. They won’t tell us until they feel like telling us, basically.

But wait -- there are issues

While the HotSync feature is cool, there’s a big drawback for would-be Verizon iPhone owners: the CDMA technology inside the phone that makes it compatible with Verizon’s network also means that data and calls can’t happen on the phone simultaneously. You know those Apple commercials where the narrator takes a call, looks up an address and checks an email all while still talking to the other person? That’s not possible with the CDMA chip in the Verizon iPhone, which separates voice from data on the network, and therefore can only run one at a time. That’s kind of a big selling point for the iPhone, and for smartphones in general, and Verizon can’t do it yet.

There are other drawbacks to the new iPhone. For one, Verizon has seriously been pounding us about how great its 4G LTE network is. It was the focus of the company’s keynote last weekend in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011. And yet, that makes this new iPhone old technology by Verizon standards.

A new iPhone coming soon...

We also fully expect a new iPhone this summer, which will probably be carrier-neutral (Verizon’s multi-year contract with Apple isn’t exclusive, and clearly any remaining exclusivity with AT&T is out the window) or at least work with both Verizon and AT&T. It’s also very possible, and probably likely, that the iPhone 5 will feature 4G LTE, since both AT&T and Verizon are pushing so hard in that direction.

And despite Verizon’s reassurances, we’ve yet to see how its network handles the iPhone, and how the iPhone handles the network. All those dropped calls you hear about on AT&T’s iPhone aren’t necessarily just going to disappear with Verizon: it’s possible it’s not (totally) AT&T’s network’s fault, but actually a fault with the “not great at being a phone” iPhone.

So is it worth it?

Without pricing details for plans, especially for that HotSync service -- if Verizon made that free, however unlikely that is, it could be a game-changer -- it’s tough to say. The drawbacks of CDMA, namely the inability to use data and voice at the same time, is a big one, basically removing one of the biggest selling points for the iPhone. The price of the phone itself is the same, so unless we see Verizon make a substantial difference in the price of its plans, informed customers might be wary of taking on an iPhone that’s actually a downgrade in technology in some ways.

The lack of 4G LTE, which would dramatically increase speed and performance, in the face of a probably impending summer iPhone announcement is also troubling. Verizon really wants to take LTE and run with it, and it has shown off some pretty amazing things that can be done with the technology. So buying a new iPhone from Verizon, again, feels like purchasing a dated device with new ones right around the corner. It’s unlikely that customers can snag an iPhone 4 today and upgrade in the summer, and that means waiting around for a new iPhone to become affordable and for your upgrade time to roll around, while the rest of the world gets to use a newer, better device. Whether the iPhone 4 is worth it in that regard is up to each individual customer.

We’ll have to see about pricing. Users who can use that mobile hotspot offer, provided it’s cheap and actually runs quickly, might want to jump right on with Verizon’s iPhone. And a decent-sized bill reduction could make six months with a dated iPhone, waiting to be able to upgrade, worth it as well. Unfortunately, Verizon isn’t saying what the details are just yet.

On the plus side, all those people who wanted iPhones and don’t want to wait only have weeks between them and their new device. Just make sure to go into the purchase having weighed the pros and cons. In my case, I think I’ll be holding back to see what Steve Jobs has to show us come June.