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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

After a CFP appearance in 2022, TCU looks to overachieve again

and completed 13 passes for 111 yards before exiting with injury, which cleared the way for Duggan to keep the position for the season.

A year removed from a surprise run to the national championship, the Horned Frogs are looking to once again overachieve after being picked fifth in the Big 12 media preseason poll. TCU lost its top three playmakers to the NFL in quarterback Max Duggan, running back Kendre Miller and wide receiver Quentin Johnston. With such turnover, new faces have big shoes to fill.

At QB, Chandler Morris is expected to take the reins. He started in the Horned Frogs season-opener win against Colorado last season

For Morris, TCU coach Sonny Dykes identified separating moments of when and when not to be the hero as a key to success for his quarterback.

“(Morris) is more confident,” Dykes said at Big 12 media days. “Having a chance to watch Max last year probably taught him, ‘I don’t have to go out there and win every game. I have a really good supporting cast and those guys can help me win, I don’t need to make big plays all the time, those plays will take care of themselves.’”

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OSU-CHS recognzied for its effort to improve physical and mental health on campus

ers have been recognized as a Certified Healthy Campus and OSU Medicine clinics as a Certified Healthy Business since 2017. And this year was not difference.

Students, faculty and staff at OSU use the resources OSU offers to take care of their physical and mental health and without OSU Center for Health Sciences, those tasks would be impossible.

The quality and professionalism OSU-CHS deliv-

Jesse Chaffin, the manager for OSU-CHS Health and Wellness, said last year the department’s coordinators hosted more than 60 different educational workshops dedicated to enhancing the health and wellbeing of the students, staff, faculty and residents. Chaffin said the repeated recognition wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of the Department of Wellness team.

Taking care of personal health and wellness is beneficial for all the parties involved, not only the OSU-CHS community but to OSU as well because it makes the workplace a better place, it helps with productivity, student success, and efficiency and helps the campus improve.

“The culture of higher education is filled with high achievers who spend countless hours in the lab doing research, studying in carrels, working on projects behind a desk or serving patients in our clinics. Selfcare becomes an afterthought,” Chaffin said.

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Trip to San Diego showcased Bowman’s leadership to OSU wide receivers

Alan Bowman lacked no experience in college football, but the sixthyear quarterback had just a few months’ worth of familiarity with his new teammates.

Bowman committed to OSU on Jan. 9 after two years at Michigan and went through spring practice with the Cowboys, but he didn’t want the growth to end there for the summer. Especially with his receivers.

In late June, Bowman orchestrated a trip to San Diego to train with quarterback guru George Whitfield.

Bowman invited five OSU receivers –Blaine Green, Jaden Bray, Rashod Owens, De’Zhaun Stribling and Brennan Presley – to join and train with him. Bowman even got NIL money from Pokes with a Purpose to fund the trip.

The week in San Diego gave the Cowboys a chance to connect closer

with each other and build a deeper bond. It left an impression on the wide receivers and showed them Bowman’s maturity and commitment.

“I felt like it was a real cool step to just bring the team, especially the

wide receiver-quarterback relationship, it just makes it that much deeper,” Green said. “We got to see what he was working on. We got to grind together, work together, be able to perfect both of our crafts along with just being able

to get to know each other relationshipwise like going out to eat together and stuff like that. Having that connection off the field and on the field, I feel like it makes a big difference in the game.”

Mackenzie Janish

The Horned Frogs were picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 preseason media poll last year and made it to the national championship game. After getting picked to finish fifth in 2023, TCU looks to overachieve once again.

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Jesse Chaffin, the manager for OSU-CHS Health and Wellness, said the goal of the Department of Wellness is to increase opportunities for healthy behaviors.

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Alan Bowman transferred to OSU in January following two years at Michigan. See Leadership on 3

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Entering unsure season, let Alan Bowman and Garret Rangel compete

Gabriel Trevino Columnist

I’m confident in saying Oklahoma State’s quarterback battle is as unique as any other.

The incumbent starter, redshirt freshman Garret Rangel started three of the final five games last season, including the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. His inexperience showed, scrambling around and slinging passes wildly. But blind luck and a nothing-to-lose mentality is also what OSU needed at that point in the season for a chance to win games.

OSU reached into the portal when Spencer Sanders — a four-year starter when healthy — left and brought in a veteran with championship-level experience to the quarterback room. A good plan, for sure. Except, he wasn’t exactly a veteran in the normal sense. Coach Mike Gundy got Alan Bowman, who will play his sixth year of college football in 2023.

He started at Texas Tech — when he wasn’t injured — from 2017-2020, before transferring to Michigan, where he was the third string for two seasons.

The other two quarterbacks OSU would consider playing, Gunnar Gundy and Zane Flores, likely aren’t going to see any playing time this season barring injuries, which leaves the three-yearsago-experienced Bowman and unproven but young and familiar Rangel.

Here are Bowman’s stats from the past two seasons at Michigan compared to Rangel’s from his freshman year:

Alan Bowman

5 games

11 attempts

73% completion

69 yards

1 TD

1 INT

Garret Rangel

4 games

115 attempts

51% completion

711 yards

4 TD

5 INT

After each time Gundy was asked about when he would name a starter, the answer became more realistic. Now, the answer was if both deserve to play, he’ll play both. He’s often said nothing is like an in-game rep, and since both lack a normal amount of live experience, he’ll give them both some.

What does this really mean, though? Past quarterback battles at other schools may give us a clue.

Last season at Michigan, coach John Harbaugh started returning quarterback Cade McNamara in the Wolverines’ first game of the season and

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then sophomore J.J. McCarthy for the second game. McCarthy beat McNamara and started the remainder of the season and in the College Football Playoffs.

Gundy may do something similar. Start Bowman or Rangel vs Central Arkansas, then switch for the Arizona State

game. But if OSU wants to compete for a Big 12 title this season, I suggest an exaggerated battle.

OSU hasn’t lost a nonconference regular season game since the Central Michigan fiasco in 2016, and if Gundy feels confident his team can take all

three again this season, he can let this battle play out until the Week 5 bye week.

This would include a matchup with Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium, but with the Cyclones’ own quarterback debacle, OSU might be able to get away with it. This would give

each quarterback two games of experience, which should be enough to confidently name a starter. If one clearly takes the reins before that, then all is well anyway.

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Oklahoma State’s quarterback battle between Alan Bowman and Garret Rangel is one OSU, nor many teams across college football, have ever seen.

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man didn’t start a game in two years at Michigan.

The receivers said Bowman’s leadership is still there, and he’s earned the respect of teammates.

OSU coach Mike Gundy said he hasn’t decided on a quarterback and likely won’t decide until at least the 12th practice. Gundy even went as far to say he might play two quarterbacks.

Stillwater, and he continued to show it on the trip to San Diego.

When Bowman diced up OSU’s defense in 2018 and was a leader for Texas Tech as a freshman, most of his now OSU teammates were still in high school – freshman quarterback Zane Flores was in eighth grade. But Bow-

“Which is a good thing,” Owens said, “because as a QB that’s going to play, you need a lot of respect on the team so everybody can trust him. That’s what I believe. I believe everybody can trust Alan in the game, and outside of the game everyone loves him.”

In whatever capacity he plays, Bowman showed his pass catchers he’ll go the extra mile to make the quarterback-wide receiver relationship a cohesive one and to make everyone better.

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Bray said Bowman’s leadership has been on display since he’s arrived in

“Just being around him, you want to work harder because you know how hard he’s working for you,” Bray said. “He’s a perfectionist because he always wants to get work in and fixes little details. He’s been great since he’s stepped into Stillwater. He’s just been that guy. He wants to be here; he wants to lead, and it’s been great since he’s been here.”

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Alan Bowman played three seasons at Texas Tech from 2018-20. He played two games versus OSU at Boone Pickens Stadium.

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The Horned Frogs brought in Kendal Briles from Arkansas to be their new offensive coordinator, with the expectation that his track record of guiding productive offenses continues in Fort Worth.

So, with Briles stepping in, what does Dykes expect out of his offense?

Like last season, a fast-paced group that does a ton of work on the ground.

“(Briles) wants to run the ball, he wants to be a physical offense that runs the football, and I think that’s what I want to be as well,” Dykes said. “I think we saw the value in having a tough, physical, hard-nosed run game last year and the success we had up front, and the success Kendre Miller had and Max (Duggan) running the ball.”

But with a ton of new faces on offense, there’s much more stability on defense. TCU returned multiple starters and increased its defensive depth through the transfer portal.

Key returners on defense include cornerback

Josh Newton, free safety Bud Clark and linebacker

Johnny Hodges.

Two key additions made from the portal include cornerback Avery Helm (Florida), who’s expected to start, and defensive end Rick D’Abreu (East Carolina), who brings added depth to the position.

Having kept experienced guys at different positions alongside his portal pickups, Dykes believes the defense will be improved next season.

“My hope is this year we take a big step defensively, like I think we will,” Dykes said.

“My hope is sooner than later, we become a dominant defensive football team, and like I said, it certainly makes my life a lot easier when that happens.”

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TCU hired Kendal Briles from Arkansas to be the Horned Frogs’ new offensive coordinator.

OSU, Catholic Charities team up to help inmates at Payne County get their high school degree

impact of educating inmates in the jail is the morale and self-esteem boat.

“The longer-term value comes as they are discharged to re-enter the community. From better employment opportunities to writing skills to having the ability to read and understand simple instructions, every part of life is so much richer with an education,” Lane said.

accomplish more in the class than what they thought they could,” Weinland said.

CCEOK, a CAS Community Engagement Grant and other generous donors have sponsored and helped the program continue. In March 2023, the Payne County Jail was officially established as a paper testing site for the HiSET test, which is administered by CCEOK.

Inmates at the Payne County Jail get a second chance.

Oklahoma State University College of Arts and Sciences faculty and Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma are working together to help Payne County Jail inmates get their high school diplomas.

In August 2022, OSU faculty started to teach courses to female inmates in language arts, math, science and social studies at the Payne County Jail through the High School Equivalency Test program.

This first-time opportunity helps students take the HiSET and ultimately earn the equivalent of a high school diploma.

Capt. Reese Lane, Payne County Jail administrator, said the short-term

At the outset, OSU teaching associate professors Kathryn Weinland and Melissa Mills partnered to coordinate and teach social studies and math courses. They were joined by fellow teaching associate professor Eric Howerton, who headed up language arts classes. After the first six weeks, students took practice tests to measure their progress and showed significant improvement.

Weinland said watching their students have more confidence in themselves has been gratifying. The professor said when they start classes, the students seem overwhelmed and unsure of themselves.

“And then they transform into these hard-working students who ask questions and do the homework and

“Some of our students had tears in their eyes when we told them that the jail was an approved testing site,” said Weinland, who serves as the HiSET program coordinator. “It really brought a new level of excitement and momentum for the women because they knew that they could have the chance to actually earn their diplomas while incarcerated.”

In May, Sister Catherine Martinez, CCEOK education site coordinator, traveled to the facility from Tulsa to administer the jail’s first test. She said this work is a way to be present to a population that is often underserved and ignored.

“Through our presence and our partnership with OSU, we are enabling

women to have an opportunity for a better future for themselves. The tagline for Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is ‘Love Changing Lives.’ Working with the individuals at Payne County Jail is a practical way to live out this tagline because there is no better way to express openness, acceptance and God’s love for another than to be present to them and assist them in creating a better future,” Martinez said.

The program expanded to include OSU faculty and graduate students from the departments of Psychology, Math, English, History, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Political Science. As courses begin this month, Weinland and the other volunteers keep the land-grant mission in mind.

“OSU’s land-grant mission says in part that we seek to enrich the lives of the people in Oklahoma, and improving the lives of our community members who are incarcerated with an opportunity for much needed education is a meaningful fulfillment of our mission,” Weinland said. “I firmly believe that empowering people who are incarcerated with education will directly benefit our community and our state.”

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Payne County Jail HiSET team from left: Dr. Kathryn Weinland (OSU), Sister Catherine Martinez (CCEOK), AJ Tierney (CCEOK) and Dr. Eric Howerton (OSU). Not pictured: Dr. Melissa Mills (OSU).

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Kappa Sigma Chapter at OSU Wins Prestigious National Award

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The Kappa Sigma Chapter at Oklahoma State University has been awarded a Founders’ Award of Chapter Excellence (FACE) as one of the Fraternity’s top Chapters in North America.

The FACE award is the benchmark award in the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, recognizing outstanding Chapter management, achievement, and program development in all areas of operation.

Only 31 Chapters of our 290Chapters and Colonies received the FACE award within Kappa Sigma in 2023.

“ Kappa Sigma is the largest college social fraternity in North America. We pledge more men, on more campuses, and have more undergraduate members than any other fraternity. We support our communities by giving more time to community service and more money to charitable causes than any other fraternity. Winnings Founders’ Award of Chapter Excellence means that our Chapter at Oklahoma State University is not just one of the best Chapters in Kappa Sigma, but is one of the top fraternity Chapters on any college

campus in North America.” said Worthy Grand Master Burton R. Trembly, the new President of Kappa Sigma’s International Board of Directors.

Kappa Sigma’s Gamma-Psi Chapter at Oklahoma State University and its 91 members recorded the following achievements during its award-winning 2022-2023 academic year:

● The Chapter engaged in more than 3,100 hours of community service.

● The Chapter raised more than $10,500 for charitable causes.

● The Chapter was above the all men’s average GPA both academic semesters last year.

Kappa Sigma is the largest college social fraternity in the world with more than 200,000 living members, including over 17,000 undergraduates and nearly 300 Chapters and Colonies located throughout the United States and Canada. Founded in 1869 at the University of Virginia, Kappa Sigma International Headquarters is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Chaffin said the goal of the Department of Wellness is to increase opportunities for healthy behaviors by allowing our students and employees access to health education, recreational sports, fitness challenges and programs and services that support mental health.

Department of Wellness staff have developed programs to help students identify their needs.

Chaffin said a pivotal change was the integration of data-driven programming. Each year the department conducts student, faculty

and staff surveys and research to identify common health behaviors, habits and perceptions that serve as a compass to programming efforts.

That is how Headstrong Mental Toughness Training for students and the Mind Over Matter program for employees, was implemented, both focused on resiliency training.

The Wellness Innovators program has as its goal to train staff and faculty on how to influence positive health and wellness change within their departments. Chaffin said encouraging healthy lifestyles at work benefits OSU’s employees and students.

“Innovators provide tools, resources and peer support necessary to facilitate healthy lifestyle choices among their colleagues,”

Chaffin said.

Chaffin said the OSU-CHS community is fortunate to learn and work at an institution that values health and wellness and offers so many opportunities to elevate health. The manager gives advice to people who are still in doubt about finding a healthier lifestyle.

“My advice would be to find out your ‘why.’ Answer the question ‘Why should I live a healthier life?’ Is it so you can have more energy throughout the day? Is it so you can get on the floor and play with your grandkids? Maybe it’s so you can navigate stress a little better than yesterday,” Chaffin said. “Whatever your reason, harness it and allow it to motivate your choices throughout the day.”

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Makenna Hittner (left) and other students take a yoga class in the fitness center at OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa.

‘This can’t be real’ How President Obama landed a cameo on library’s TikTok

“The moral of the story is, always check your spam folder,” directed Sara Day, the teen librarian for Woodland Public Library. “You never know who’s in there.”

This might sound like questionable advice, but Day speaks from experience — in her spam folder a few months ago, a message from the Obama Foundation lay buried underneath department store promotions and emails from hopeful hackers until she checked it on a whim.

“At first, we were like, this has to be a joke. This can’t be real,” she said. “But we did a little research, and we realized it was.”

The Obama Foundation reached out to them with an opportunity for former President Barack Obama to be featured in one of the Woodland Public Library’s TikTok videos, as part of a series of collaborations he was doing with public libraries across the United States.

The foundation told the library that they could do “whatever we thought would highlight our library,” according to circulation director Sylvia Moreno.

“Obama was just, like, an added bonus,” Moreno said.

They decided to do a modification of the “Pass the Book Challenge,” where they handed off a book or other item in a series of edited-together clips to show off everything the library has to offer. In addition to the Woodland librarians, and Obama, the video, posted on July 19, also featured another library star — Henrietta.

“We wanted to incorporate Henrietta the library cat,” Moreno said. “She’s been one of our most popular employees here since 2016.”

But Henrietta isn’t the only thing at the Woodland library that’s popular with the community. The location is “a program-heavy library,” according to children’s librarian Sara Vickers; from story times, to Lunch at the Library, to a kids’ farmers market, to their summer reading program.

“We try to make programs for different ages so everyone’s included,” Vickers said. “It’s very full, and chaotic in a good way.”

The library is arranged in a loop, and there are different corners where kids read picture books out loud, teens complete puzzles with friends and adults work on their laptops and enjoy a reliable Wi-Fi connection.

“It’s not just about books,” Obama said in a July 17 open letter to librarians. “You also

provide spaces where people can come together, share ideas, participate in community programs and access essential civic and educational resources.”

Obama also appeared this summer in TikTok videos in collaboration with public libraries in Illinois, Maryland and Texas, and the Illinois Kankakee Public Library’s video highlighted their goal of providing access to banned books. Obama penned his letter to librarians around the same time.

In the letter, he noted that both books written by or featuring people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community and books by conservative authors have “been targets for removal,” and said that in his view, “the impulse seems to be to silence, rather than engage,

rebut, learn from or seek to understand.”

“In a very real sense, (librarians are) on the front lines — fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions and ideas available to everyone,” the letter reads. “Your dedication and professional expertise allow us to freely read and consider information and ideas, and decide for ourselves which ones we agree with.”

Day said that making banned books accessible at the Woodland Library has been consciously celebrated — “Banned Books Week is kind of like a library holiday” — and that they don’t want to “exclude a viewpoint.”

“As a library, our goal is to provide information that gives you the whole story,” Day

said. “Someone should be able to walk in and get two books that have different views, and check them both out.”

Day said that although she’s not sure why the Obama Foundation reached out to them specifically, other than their social media presence, she believes that their library is “a very special place.”

“A lot of people were surprised that they reached out to us and not the other way around, so that’s kind of fun. We’re really cool,” Day said. “But never in our wildest dreams did we think this was a possibility. Meanwhile, (our teens are) already talking about what they’re going to do for our ‘next’ Obama video.”

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Former President Barack Obama is featured in of the Woodland Public Library’s TikTok viedos, as part of a series of collaborations he was doing with public libraries across the United States.

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‘Haunted Mansion’

‘All-star cast with nothing to say’

Watching Disney’s latest liveaction theme park adaptation, ‘Haunted Mansion,’ was quite an immersive experience.

I felt like a ghost myself once the credits rolled, after all, the only thing I could say was “Booooooo.”

Take an excellent cast, a weak script, a dash of unfulfilled promise and the smallest sprinkle of whimsy that you can possibly muster. Mix these ingredients up for approximately 2 hours and 4 minutes and the end product should be something close to whatever this film is.

‘Haunted Mansion’ is a movie

about a haunted mansion. Despite this, not a lot of time is actually spent in the haunted mansion after the first 30 minutes. When we do spend time there, the mansion is not as haunted as you would think. The characters often talk about how haunted the place is, and we sometimes get to see that the mansion is haunted, but the entertaining antics hardly last. The film soon gives way to a needlessly complicated battle against a very generic, evil ghost.

We are told that this bad guy is evil and must be stopped, but we scarcely get to see him do much of anything until the climax. Granted, Jared Leto plays the antagonist so this may be a blessing in disguise. We are told the protagonist is sad and has a tragic backstory, but we never get to live in it or attach ourselves to his life.

One of the most important rules of storytelling is to show character development rather than telling it to the audience.

When Luke Skywalker realized Darth Vader was his father, he did not go on a long-winded monologue explaining how and why this made him sad, the films showed us Luke’s emotional journey for the remainder of the trilogy. Frodo Baggins did not turn to the camera and say “Climbing Mount Doom is really hard!” We got to experience these characters and their struggles through the events of the story. It hurts that ‘Haunted Mansion’ chooses to develop its characters in such a weak manner, as it makes the heart of the story feel completely artificial.

It’s simply impossible to ignore that the cast deserves so much better than this. Danny DeVito is completely wasted but steals the show every time he speaks. This is likely because ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ solidified DeVito’s career in comedy movies.

Owen Wilson really tries his best to be charming, but, in my opinion, it was not impressive. Lakeith Stanfield is

great at looking sad and emotional but never gets to flex his acting muscles beyond facial expressions and a few sweet moments with Rosario Dawson.

There are, however, a few things to enjoy about the film. The set design for the mansion is great and there are a few fun moments before the movie gets far too wrapped up in its plot. If we dropped the villain and focused on making a confined, fun, whimsical exploration of a haunted mansion, this could have been a fantastic thrill ride. Instead, the only thrill ride worth engaging with is the ride ‘Haunted Mansion’ is based on.

With a needlessly complicated, poorly written story with nothing to say, an all-star cast with nothing to do, and a general lack of fun and creativity, Disney has once again made another flop that was brimming with potential.

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From left, Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish, LaKeith Stanfield and Owen Wilson in “Haunted Mansion.”

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Daily Horoscope

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Linda Black Horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (08/09/23). Reap professional rewards this year. Collaborate with steady practices for lucrative gain. Autumn communication and creativity yields gold, shining on new directions with your work. Listen closely to monitor changing news next spring, leading to an exciting summer exploration. Your career takes off marvel ously.

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

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9 — Practice your creative skills. Share to illuminate breakdowns. Make powerful requests for solutions. An unexpected discov ery could impact your story. Write, edit and revise.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Simplify to adapt around shortfalls or an unexpected expense. Review the data. Maintain positive balances. You can see what’s missing. Stay in communication.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Personal matters take focus. Slow to avoid accidents. Don’t try new ideas yet. Avoid traffic, delays or confusion. Nurture yourself with peace and relaxation.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Get quiet to think. You can see what’s not working. Avoid travel, crowds, chaos or noise. Rest and recuperate. Recharge and reorganize plans around changes.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Invite team support around a breakdown or change. Let your friend do the talking. Advance shared dreams through collaboration. Your prize appears within reach.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Advance professional projects around challenges through communication and teamwork. Find the path of least resistance. Explore options and potential. Abandon preconceptions. Get innovative.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Expand your exploration. You can have what you’re willing to work for. Friends offer excellent suggestions. Write up brilliant ideas. Discuss opportunities and potential.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Determine your shared path and what’s needed. Use what you have to advance. Find lucrative opportunities hiding underneath market changes. Collaborate for common gain.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — An old ambition or dream awakens with new potential. Collaboration reveals unconsidered opportunities. Another can see where you’re blind. Rely on someone who loves you.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Learn from experts. Practice challenging moves. Repetition builds strength. Maintain practices despite distractions or interruptions. Prioritize your health, mental peace and physical energy.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Relax and focus on what you love to decrease stress. Don’t take on new challenges. Reconnect with your passions, interests and family. Take heart.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Family comes first. A domestic breakdown could provide the perfect excuse for an upgrade. Get creative. Clear space for new growth. Relax at home.

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Solution

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