The O'Colly, Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Storm season safety tips for students

Tornado sirens wailed during the first storm of the season Monday evening. High winds rattled windows and heavy rains flooded yards and streets. Anxious students gathered around their TVs and answered phone calls from their concerned parents. Tornado season has begun.

Although many students have a routine they followed during severe weather before college, some students do not have a plan for how to take shelter during a tornado while at OSU. Here are a few tips on how to prepare for severe weather.

Take refuge on campus

OSUPD will open Ag Hall and Classroom Building after normal campus hours for students to take refuge in after normal campus business hours. Ag Hall and Classroom Building are walking distance from all on-campus housing, as well as some off-campus housing. These locations are to be used only by OSU students and employees.

Establish a safe place

If a tornado approaches your apartment or house and you do not have a storm shelter, take refuge on the lowest floor or basement of the building you are in. Use blankets or wear a bike helmet to shield yourself from debris.

OSU One Health research targets swine microbiome to reduce antibiotic reliance

When piglets are 3 weeks old, they are weaned. This change abruptly switches their diet from liquid of a sow’s milk to a solid diet which they eat for three months until they are market ready. The change in diet is a highly stressful period for piglets, making them susceptible to infection, diarrhea and other problems. If the piglets can be managed effectively during that phase, limiting infection and sickness, then they are usually healthy during the rest of production.

Traditionally, infection treatments are to give piglets antibiotics. However, the mass use of antibiotics causes antibiotic resistance, which has become a One Health problem affecting both animal agriculture and human medicine.

Dr. Joy Scaria, OSU’s Walter R. Sitlington Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases, has been awarded a $385,000

U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to investigate microbiome-targeted interventions for swine gastric disorders over three years. The collaborative study includes researchers from Auburn University and Iowa State University who, along with OSU, split the total grant of $770,000 aimed at developing antibiotic-reducing treatments for healthy swine.

“We know that when a healthy complex gut microbiome is present, then these diarrheal issues like E. coli infection do not happen. So, in mature pigs, E. coli infection is not an issue. We see that in human medicine too,” Scaria said. “A lot of diarrheal infections happen in the infant stage, and as we age, and we develop a healthy microbiome, unless something disastrous happens, we don’t get diarrheal infections.

That is this pattern between what you’re seeing in human medicine, as well as animals.” The team is applying lessons learned from human medical practice for animal agriculture.

New program trains students for manufacturing industry

ing experiences in December 2023.

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber and Oklahoma State University-OKC recently announced a new partnership to promote an advanced workforce education work/study initiative: The Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program.

FAME is a national, highly successful hybrid academic/training program designed to help students prepare for highly skilled, globally competitive jobs.

Programs like FAME are aiding OSU Polytech, which launched an expanded vision for innovative STEM-based curriculum, industry-aligned academic programs, flexible learning opportunities and real-world learn-

“OKC FAME is an ideal fit for OSU Polytech, which encompasses applied technical education programming in Oklahoma across the OSU System,” said Kyle Wray, OSU senior vice president of system affairs. “Programs such as OKC FAME are an excellent way to bring together the best from the classroom and the ‘real world’ to produce students who are ready to work day one following graduation. OSU has been the undisputed leader in Polytech education for more than 60 years, making OKC FAME and Polytech work seamlessly into the construct of OSU’s commitment as a modern landgrant university.” OSU-OKC and the OKC FAME chapter signed a Memorandum of Agreement to begin the program at the OSU-OKC campus this fall. The Greater

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The Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program is designed to help students prepare for highly skilled, globally competitive jobs.

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Bushnell leads Cowgirls to 8th at PING Invitational

The Cowgirls’ leading scorer for the weekend, Ellie Bushnell, was a major contributor to OSU’s eighth-place finish in Phoenix.

In a 17-team field, the Cowgirls propelled ahead of two top-10 teams, No. 6 USC and No. 7 Texas, along with No. 14 Oregon.

Bushnell is making the most of her first season so far. Between qualifying for every tournament and tying for the most eagles (three) and 60s rounds (four) in the fall, the freshman has added another accomplishment: a top-5 finish. Her placement was the highest placement by an OSU freshman since Rina Tatematsu won the ICON Invitational in 2021.

Bushnell carded her lowest score of the weekend in the first round with a 4-under 68. Her following two rounds were 69 and 74.

Marta Silchenko stayed consistent in her performance, shooting 73, 70 and 73 for her 54 holes, making her even for the tournament and tied for 21st.

Maddison HinsonTolchard had an irregular performance in Phoenix. After scoring under par in every previous tournament this season, her 4-over 220 was out of character. She had rounds of 73, 73 and 74 and tied for 41st.

The senior is to play in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur tournament April 3-6. After years of preparation, this dream is finally coming true.

Tied for 49th right behind Hinson-Tolchard was Thitapron Saithip. Saithip was 6-over for the weekend after rounds of 77, 70 and 75.

Angelica Pfefferkorn finished tied for 74th with an 11over 227. Her rounds consisted of a 76, 73 and 78.

The Cowgirls head back to Norman for more match play action next week where Bushnell will have the chance to make another clutch shot.

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A freshman led the Oklahoma State women’s golf team in the right direction after finishing fourth individually in the PING/ASU Invitational at Papago Golf Club.

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With a fourth-place finish, Ellie Bushnell became OSU’s first freshman to finish top five in a tournament since 2021.

Gina Foster Staff Reporter

EXCLUSIVE: OSU coach Steve Lutz excited, ‘history and tradition’ drew him to Stillwater

Ashton Slaughter Assistant Sports Editor

The 18 mph Stillwater wind swirled around Steve Lutz — the freshly named Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach — as he walked off the plane that had landed minutes prior, and he felt like a seasoned Oklahoman already.

“They told me it was 80 degrees yesterday, so something must have changed overnight,” Lutz told The O’Colly with a laugh. Weather aside, the 21st Cowboy basketball head coach is thrilled to take over the position. On Monday, OSU an-

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nounced after multiple reports that Lutz will be the next head coach following a two-and-a-half-week coaching search after the firing of former coach Mike Boynton.

The change has been difficult not only for Lutz but for his family, as he and his wife, Shannon, have three kids, who plan to join him following one of his daughter’s graduations in late May.

“Anytime you have a change, it’s a little unnerving, especially when you have a family and you have to change course, but it’s been good.

“Anytime you’re moving on, you leave people behind that you love and care for, but you’re also coming into

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a new situation where you’re going to meet new people and you’re gonna love and care for them as well, so it’s an exciting time for me and for my family, and hopefully for the Cowboy Nation as well.”

At lower levels, Lutz has thrived, leading Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to The Big Dance in consecutive seasons (2021-22, 2022-23) and recently coached a Western Kentucky squad that won its conference tournament and nabbed a 15-seed in the NCAA Tournament. His conference tournament record in three seasons as a head coach is 8-0.

His three-year head coaching resume is preceded by years of being an

assistant coach at Incarnate Word, Garden City Community College, Stephen F. Austin, SMU, Creighton and Purdue, spanning from 1995-2021.

“The history and tradition” of Cowboy basketball drew Lutz to Stillwater, following the likes of Eddie Sutton and Henry Iba. For now, though, he is looking forward to meeting everyone and starting to familiarize himself with Stillwater.

“I’m really excited to be here and really excited to meet everyone — especially the players here in the next day or so.”

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“The history and tradition” of Oklahoma State basketball drew new men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz to Stillwater.

OSU wheat varieties are the most planted in Oklahoma

Alisa Boswell-Gore OSU News

The top seven wheat varieties planted in Oklahoma in 2024 were developed at Oklahoma State University, according to the USDANational Agricultural Statistics Service’s annual report. This is the 10th consecutive year that OSU varieties have ranked in the top seven varieties planted statewide.

“The adoption of OSU wheat varieties across the state highlights the value that the OSU Wheat Improvement Team brings to the industry,” said Wade Thomason, head of the OSU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. “Dr. Brett Carver’s pursuit of excellence generates varieties that provide the highest level of performance while thriving in Oklahoma’s challenging environment. As a public breeding program, OSU can focus on the needs of the Oklahoma wheat grower and deliver varieties that provide the most value now and into the future.”

Doublestop CL Plus remains the most planted wheat variety in the state for the third consecutive year and has been a top three variety since 2019. Smith’s Gold has remained in the top four since 2020, moving up to the third most planted variety in 2024.

The following OSU wheat varieties are the top seven planted varieties in the state in 2024:

Doublestop CL Plus at 9.6% of seeded acres identified by name — up from 8.5% in 2023

Green Hammer at 7% — up from 5.3%

Smith’s Gold at 6.6%

Gallagher at 5.1%

Showdown at 3.3% — up from 2.1%

Endurance at 3.3% — up from 2.1%

OK Corral at 2.1 % — up from 1.6%

OSU varieties Iba, Strad CL Plus, Bentley, Uncharted, OK

Bullet, Butler’s Gold, Duster and Garrison were also planted in Oklahoma this year.

“As producers find more efficient ways to manage operations, they look at varieties that have good yield characteristics and strong disease resistance. The OSU wheat research team also places strong emphasis on these attributes,” said Mike Schulte, executive director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission. “These key components and mainstay attributes continue to be important when giving producers choices for making variety selection decisions.”

In 2023, the OSU Wheat Improvement Team released a new variety called High Cotton, a dual-purpose wheat that has broad disease resistance and significantly raises yield. The variety was released to seed producers in summer 2023 with limited commercial grain production expected to begin in fall 2024.

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Prepare for tornado season by forming a plan on how to stay safe and where you will seek refuge.

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Prepare flashlights

Be sure to have flashlights available in an easily accessible location. Although smartphones are often used as flashlights, phones can run out of battery life. Keep backup flashlights ready and replace their batteries at the beginning of storm season. Build a shelter safety kit

O’Colly Media Sales Manager Needed

The O’Colly Media Group is now accepting applications for a full time summer Account Manager, Media Sales. This position is responsible for contacting and selling local, University and Oklahoma businesses OMG advertising opportunities. Specifically print, online and mobile and video streaming service.

Job duties include developing sales, marketing and promotional strategies and create materials to support this effort and propose additional special issues and revenue streams and implement said issues and revenue streams.

Qualified applicant should be able to work with and train students, develop advertising and agency expense budgets, create and monitor daily revenue goals, determine credits and adjustments for advertising errors, serve as liaison between O’Colly and local retail community, university advertisers and other college newspapers. Serve as part of a long term strategic planning to further determine marketing strategies and additional revenue opportunities. Build relationships with prospective clients by attending local Chamber of Commerce meetings and making non sales calls.

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“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” (Is.30:15 NIV) This is what God was saying to his people, but their reaction was to reject his counsel, then struggle and try to work out their troubles in their own way.

God was telling them to turn to him (repentance), stop your fretting, quiet yourselves and look to me; trust me! Let God be the objective of your faith. God never gets tired, but he strengthens the tired and weary. (Is.40:28-29) It is so easy to go the way of his ancient people; trying to work things out ourselves.

When we talk of quieting ourselves; this is not passiveness or inactivity, but a turning in our thoughts to the one who has promised so much to those who will trust him. Look at Ps.123:2, “As the

eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master...so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy.” How about Ps.131:1-2 “...I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother.” Our activity is turning and quieting ourselves before the one who is truly our helper.

Returning to Is. 30; verse 18: Here is God’s attitude toward us; “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion.” Isaiah finishes by saying; “Blessed are all who wait for him!” God is good toward us because of Christ. He wants to take action, so He says stop! (seems contrary) Spent some time with him and trust him in the challenges of life. He will lead and work his way! Trust him; you will not be ashamed! (Ro.10:11)

Prepare for severe weather by packing a shelter safety kit. Include water, batteries, a radio or nonperishable snacks. Keep the kit in an easily accessible location so you can grab it on your way to a shelter or safe place. Form a plan Form a plan to follow during a tornado or severe weather event. Co -

ordinate with your roommates or form a plan on your own on where you will take shelter, where to find the shelter safety kit, where flashlights are kept and be sure you know how to operate your emergency radio.

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Under the OKC FAME agreement, OSU-OKC will provide classroom, laboratory space, equipment and instructors for the program.

Students enrolled in the OKC FAME program will come to OSU-OKC two days a week for classroom-based learning and then spend at least 24 hours a week working off-campus for a sponsoring employer who has agreed to provide students hands-on training and pay at least $16 an hour. Upon completion of the two-year program, OKC FAME students will have an associate degree from OSU-OKC and certification as an advanced manufacturing technician.

“OKC FAME is a nationally renowned program that we are thrilled to introduce to our community. As a chamber, we are committed to helping our employers, especially in manufacturing, find new ways to access skilled talent,” said Christy Gillenwater, president and CEO of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber. “OKC FAME is an incredible asset in our arsenal to bolster the economic growth of Greater Oklahoma City and we cannot wait to see how this program grows in the coming years.”

FAME was created by Toyota and moved to the Manufacturing Institute for national scaling in 2019. Today the Manufacturing Institute — as the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers — manages FAME USA as it continues to grow across the country with the support of more than 400 manufacturers.

OKC FAME has already partnered with manufacturers IDEX Energy - Advanced Flow Solutions, Climate Control Group, Canoo and OMADA International that will employ OSU-OKC FAME students.

“As an employer in Oklahoma over multiple decades, we understand the importance of the manufacturing talent

pipeline,” said John Behrend, senior HR director for Climate Control Group. “We are thrilled to be among the first partners to introduce FAME to Oklahoma City. We are dedicated to developing this exceptional program in our community and giving people a chance to grow their skills.”

An HR leader Cheri Goodman said IDEX Energy was interested in becoming involved early on in helping launch a FAME Oklahoma City Chapter.

people to explore careers in manufacturing is not only beneficial for our company, but also for the future of our region.”

“IDEX continues to build a culture of winning as a team in a high-performance environment where people are invited to do and be their best every day,” Goodman said. “We strongly believe that providing more opportunities for young

OMADA International will give students a chance to get a head start in an aerospace career. “As a leading aerospace manufacturer, we have undertaken several initiatives in our schools to familiarize students

with career opportunities in our industry,” said Jason Jentsch, director of operations for OMADA International. “FAME is an excellent opportunity for us to expand our efforts and nurture budding talent that can contribute to the growth of the aerospace industry in Oklahoma City.”

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OKC FAME has already partnered with manufacturers IDEX Energy - Advanced Flow Solutions, Climate Control Group, Canoo and OMADA International that will employ OSU-OKC FAME students.

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Dr. Joy Scaria, OSU’s Walter R. Sitlington Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases, has been awarded a $385,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to investigate microbiome-targeted interventions for swine gastric disorders over three years.

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These infections are an issue for humans as well because if microbes in animals develop resistance, those resistances transfer to humans through contaminated pork, or by workers getting exposed, and then is spreading in the environment.

“Reducing antibiotic resistance generally in the environment and the food production system is critical for our well-being,” Scaria said. “In this case, the underlying science is more or less the same because there’s a lot of overlap between pig microbiome and the human microbiome.”

A study published in 2019 by The Lancet estimated that 1.27 million deaths were directly caused by drug resistance they also estimated that globally, 4.95 million deaths were associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance, including both deaths directly caused by AMR and those indirectly associated with it.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention the COVID-19 pandemic attributed to 1.1

million deaths as of Sept. 12, 2023. “Antibiotic resistance now is sort of considered as a silent pandemic, that takes out five million people every year,” Scaria said. “By 2050, if we don’t do anything, it will become like close to 75 million per year. It’s a huge problem of boiling and simmering, and we really need to address it. So, alternatives to antibiotics in all spheres of treatment, both in human as well as agriculture is critical.”

In human health, fecal microbiota transplant, where microbiomes from healthy adults are transferred to infected individuals, has shown effectiveness in treating Clostridium difficile infection.

“It’s a major issue in human medicine because when people take antibiotics for some other infection or surgery, it causes collateral damage, and then this species called Clostridioides difficile which is otherwise, is not a problem, blooms and then causes infection,” Scaria said. “Since your trigger is antibiotic usage, using more antibiotics aggravates the problem so in response to that, prior doctors have tried taking fecal material from a healthy donor and transplanting it into the patient and it resolves the issue. We now know that fecal transplantation can work as the

alternative to antibiotic treatment in both humans and animals.”

Pigs have served as a model for human medicine, particularly in understanding C. difficile infection due to their diverse microbiome. However, implementing this approach on a large scale in production settings proves challenging due to batch-to-batch variations and concerns regarding the transfer of other infections during the process.

The question the team is looking to solve is: Can they identify the species responsible for suppressing these pathogens? If so, can they make a defined mix of species instead of transferring the whole feces?

“The goal is to try a defined mix of beneficial bacteria from adult fecal microbiome and then try this as an antibiotic treatment during post weaning diarrhea in piglets so that they don’t need to be treated with antibiotics, and then we can reduce mortality,” Scaria said.

For this study, Scaria has developed a cultural library healthy microbiota from piglets. He will also be using artificial intelligence to analyze the genomes of this bacteria, to create multiple combinations of a defined mix reduce the number of initial targets and then transplant this in the piglets in the

post weaning phase and see how that compares to fecal microbiota transplantation.

This research is directly helping to build critical mass in OSU in the microbiome research advancing OSU’s land-grant mission enhancing human and animal health research.

“Before the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, many outside of scientific circles gave little thought to the vital connection between the health of animals, the health of humans, and pathogens in the environment. But years before, OSU had already chosen One Health as a critical interdisciplinary research focus,” said Dr. Kenneth Sewell, OSU vice president for research. “By investing in this emphasis, and the related Microbiome Initiative (now federally funded as the Oklahoma Center for Microbiome Science), we were able to bring Dr. Scaria to OSU.

“His unique research program is able to isolate exactly which microbes are responsible for specific health effects — going beyond correlation to observe direct causation. We are excited to see the tremendous health impacts that will result from Dr. Scaria’s groundbreaking research.”

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O’Colly Media Sales Manager Needed

The O’Colly Media Group is now accepting applications for a full time summer Account Manager, Media Sales. This position is responsible for contacting and selling local, University and Oklahoma businesses OMG advertising opportunities. Specifically print, online and mobile and video streaming service.

Job duties include developing sales, marketing and promotional strategies and create materials to support this effort and propose additional special issues and revenue streams and implement said issues and revenue streams.

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Cowboy Calendar

Wednesday, April 3

Kids’ Night @ 11a.m. - 11 p.m.

Location: Louie’s Grill & Bar

https://www.facebook.com/LouiesStillwater

Live Trivia Night @ 7 - 9 p.m.

Location: Iron Monk Brewing Company

https://www.ironmonkbeer.com

Louie’s Bingo Night @ 8 p.m.

Location: Louie’s Grill & Bar

https://www.facebook.com/LouiesStillwater

Music & Movement @ 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.

Location: Stillwater Public Library

https://stillwaterok.gov/168/Library

Adult Writing Workshop: Getting Started @ 6 p.m.

Location: Stillwater Public Library

https://www.stillwaterok.gov/LibraryRegister

Wednesday Bingo Night @ 9:30 a.m.

Location: The Union Beverage Co.

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Singo Wednesdays @ 7 - 9:30 p.m.

Location: Em Curators of Craft

https://curatorsofcraft.co/pages/weekly-events

Thursday, April 4

Blackwater Live @ 7 p.m.

Location: Stonecloud Brewing Company

https://stonecloudbrewing.com

Clay Art Academy @ 3:30 - 5 p.m.

Admission: $100 (Ages 8 -10)

Location: Prairie Arts Center

https://artscenter.okstate.edu

Cowboy Classic Boer Goat Sale @ 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Location: Payne County Expo Center

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Kids’ Night @ 11a.m. - 11 p.m.

Location: Louie’s Grill & Bar

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Kids Night @ 5 - 9 p.m.

Location: Eskimo Joe’s

Admission: $1 w/ Buffy meals

KiKi’s Karaoke @ 7 - 9 p.m.

Location: EM Curators of Craft

https://curatorsofcraft.co/pages/weekly-events

College Night @ 8 p.m

Location: Tumbleweed DanceHall & Concert Arena

Admission: $8.00 Cover Charge and free entry for 21+

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Songwriters Circle w/ Dylan Moss @ 7 - 9 p.m.

Location: Bad Brad’s Bar-B-Q

Drop & Draw @ 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Daily Horoscope

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Linda Black Horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (04/03/24). Take advantage of lucrative conditions this year. Disciplined, consistent actions make dreams come true. Change personal directions this summer, before autumn epiphanies illuminate your path. Winter changes require adjustments with your partner, motivating practices for surging springtime physical health and energy. Gather in the bounty.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Attend meetings and parties. Share what you’re learning. Connect with friends for discoveries, news and revelations. Interesting possibilities spark in conversation. Walk and talk.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Consider long-term career goals. Discuss potential objectives. Speculate. Watch for hidden opportunities. Make interesting connections. Learn from someone with practical experience. Research potential avenues.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Widen your horizons. Expand your exploration for long-term impact. Adapt around changes or obstacles with flexible agility. Follow your heart, dreams and possibilities.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Collaborate for lucrative opportunities. Find the silver lining under clouds. Changes reveal new possibilities. Take advantage of conditions for lasting benefit. Pull together.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — A push now can go the distance. Communicate your love with deeds. Someone would like to share your load. Articulate and develop shared dreams.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Get your heart pumping. Physical action gets lasting results. Expand beyond previous limitations. You’re growing stronger. Practice to build ease, energy and endurance.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Relax and focus on love. Develop a passion, interest or obsession. Consider future potential. Make a fascinating connection. Follow your heart and have fun.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Imagine and invent possibilities for home and family. Make repairs. Research options. Choose domestic upgrades for quality and durability. Find solutions for lasting benefit.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Share encouragement, news and resources. Write, record and publish your work. Make valuable and lasting connections. Use your persuasive skills for positive benefits.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Haste makes waste. Lucrative opportunities are worth developing thoughtfully. For insight, read the manual. Completion fosters creativity. Take advantage of a beneficial development.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — A personal dream appears within reach. Recent changes reveal new potential. Dress for success. Polish your presentation and portfolio. Make a delicious pitch.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Tap into inspiration. Find it among the trees, under a flower, in the wind. Savor