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Friday, December 29, 2023

‘We’ll be back’ Reasons for optimism, room for improvement after Nardo’s first season as OSU’s DC Braden Bush Sports Editor

Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on Wednesday night.

One of Nardo’s best attributes in his first season as OSU’s defensive coordinator was his ability to adjust the defense after early strikes HOUSTON – One play or setbacks. The defense into the game, OSU’s defenmorphed and evolved in every sive game plan had a wrench game, often adapting on the thrown into it. fly with a new coordinator Jaylen Henderson, Texas and new players. Now, Nardo A&M’s starting quarterback, heads into the offseason lookcompleted an 11-yard pass on ing to build off a solid debut the game’s opening play but season. took a hit from defensive back “We have to be really Cameron Epps and was slowly realistic with what we need to walked to the locker room. improve, we have to be very Backup quarterback Marcel realistic with what we do well, Reed, a dual-threat freshman, and we need to understand took over for the rest of the what is an issue that can be game. fixed with experience and “It was a little bit of a what’s an issue that we’re curveball,” said OSU coach gonna need to change,” Nardo Mike Gundy “…We hadn’t said. “But (I’m) excited about worked on a running quarthem because you only get terback at all in the last three better at playing football by and a half weeks.” playing football.”

Reed had a nice game, Other than catching but the Cowboy defense some sleep and visiting family adjusted as it did all season back in Ohio, getting back with Bryan Nardo running the into the room with the defendefense in his first season in sive staff and breaking down Stillwater. OSU kept the Texas this season is what Nardo said A&M offense in check early he’s most looking forward and built a comfortable lead, to. He tried to implement his helping the No. 20 Cowboys system as best he could, but to a 31-23 win in the TaxAct that takes time.

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Ethan Scott Rashod Owens once thought about transferring but didn’t, and it paid off. He was named MVP of the Texas Bowl after a 164yard, two-touchdown night.

‘Just be patient’

Owens’ MVP outing lifts Cowboys past Texas A&M in TaxAct Texas Bowl Daniel Allen Staff Reporter

that Owens and OSU emphasized this season.

His record performance in OSU’s 31-23 win against Texas A&M at NRG Stadium, a 10-catch, 164-yard and twoHOUSTON – Rashod touchdown outing, earned him Owens grinned. that MVP trophy. Owens was Perhaps what was the simply “soaking it all in.” And crown jewel of his night, the his smile during the Cowboys’ TaxAct Texas Bowl “Most postgame press conference Valuable Player” trophy, sat to displayed all those emotions. his right. A black felt cowboy “You know, every day, hat sat on his head, emulating my parents and my teammates – literally and metaphorically and my coaches tell me, ‘Just − a “Cowboy Culture” phrase

be patient,’” Owens said. “And that’s what I did. I stayed patient, (trusted) the process and everything. And I’m glad and blessed to be in this position.”

But the virtue of patience predates his team’s Texas Bowl win, which notched No. 20 OSU its eighth 10-plus-win season in 19 seasons under coach Mike Gundy. In fact, that patience was needed of Owens through most of his collegiate career.

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Ethan Scott OSU quarterback Alan Bowman applied for an extra season of eligibility, but the NCAA has not made a decision, nor does it have a time frame.

Bowman awaits decision on NCAA waiver for college football future Gabriel Trevino Staff Reporter

Ethan Scott The OSU defense was impressive in making adjustments in defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo’s first season, but now he has to “find a way to build.”

make a decision but has no time limit or quota.

His sixth season closed as OSU won the TaxAct Texas Bowl against Texas A&M 3123 in NRG Stadium, the same HOUSTON — If place he played his first game.

Wednesday night was the last At Texas Tech in 2018, college football game Alan the Red Raiders opened their Bowman plays, he can accept season against Ole Miss in it. a neutral site game. Starter Oklahoma State’s start- McLane Carter suffered an ing quarterback wants to injury after seven passes. An return, but it’s not his choice. 18-year-old freshman BowHe applied for an extra season man played the rest of the of eligibility, claiming a bro- loss and the next seven games ken collarbone that ended his before an injury of his own.

2019 season. The NCAA will Bowman’s now 23, mar-

ried and at his third school.

He put together his first complete season of his career with the Cowboys; completing 60% of his passes for 3,058 yards, 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

On his first touchdown pass of the Texas Bowl, he meant to look to OSU’s sideline before snapping his head back, catching the snap and throwing a pass. Just like he practiced faking the defense.

Instead, he looked at A&M’s sideline. Not what he meant to do.

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Winter preparations

Oklahomans work to prevent horse colic Ashton Miller Staff Reporter

OSU students and professors are preparing their horses and facilities for Oklahoma’s winter weather.

Winter can be a scary time for horse owners, especially in Oklahoma. Not only can winter weather come at a moment’s notice with the unpredictable weather patterns, but the negative health effects associated with a change in temperature can also prompt an emergency veterinary visit if owners are not prepared.

The cold weather itself is not what negatively affects most horses. The drastic and sudden weather shifts that are common in Oklahoma can cause a horse to stop drinking water and eating hay, resulting in colic.

Colic is a broad term used to describe severe abdominal pain in horses.

For every 100 horses, there are 4.2 colic events every year, 1.2% of these will end up in surgery and 11% will result in fatalities, according to the National Animal Health Monitoring System.

Dr. Nancy Loving, a veterinarian based in Boulder, Colorado, explained in “Colics: Updates and Prevention” the various steps that can be taken to prevent colic from arising.

One step involves a proper balance between hay and grain.

“A pound or two [of grain] is not necessarily problematic provided a horse also has access to 15 to 20 pounds of hay per day, but in general, grain or concentrates should not be the first choice in nutritional options,” Loving said.

Providing natural forage year-round coincides with how horses are supposed to naturally eat, but it’s even more Oklahomans are preparing their horses for the change in temperatures in an effort to prevent colic. important in the winter. are large contributors to horses it’s really helpful to stay ahead stand colder temperatures.

Megan Newlon, a graduSteven Cooper, direccontracting colic. of the problems.” ate student in animal science, tor of the equine teaching & “When we get these 30 Another issue some has been continuously involved research program, oversees degree shifts downward, and people have with Oklahoma’s in the show horse world since the Charles and Linda Cline it’s more in those big mares weather is blanketing horses. she was a child. Now, she’s that are tanking up on a lot of The condition that a horse Equine Teaching Center at involved with OSU’s breeding feed and hay, and if their water lives in plays a role in whether OSU. program and a member of the Cooper said health issues intake goes down enough, we it needs a blanket. However, ranch horse show team. aren’t usually caused by the get some mild impaction type if the cold can’t decide to stay Newlon’s winter preparacold. The issues arise when the colic,” Cooper said. or go, then it can be tricky to tion for horses includes manweather drastically changes Sometimes, the drastic figure out what a horse needs. aging the grain to forage ratio weather changes are too much “Say it’s been 90 all week over a short period of time. necessary in preventing colic.

“It happens so fast, in 24 on a horse’s system. and it’s going to drop to the “I’ve seen some people, hours, if you get that 30, and Oklahomans are expe50s,” Newlon said. “Later on instead of increasing forage riencing the shift from hot to in the year, I probably wouldn’t I’ve even seen as much as 40 throughout the winter, they’ll degree drop, over a very short cold right now, but the shift put a blanket on him yet, but increase in grain,” Newlon time, it’s just such a shock to from cold to hot weather can I probably would now just besaid. “Grain is really high in also be detrimental to a horse’s cause of that dramatic decrease their system,” Cooper said. starch, which can create acido“They go from tanking up on health. in temperature instead of a sis in the stomach. That behay and drinking and then all Hunter Kenney, a grad steady decrease.” comes problematic too. It starts of a sudden it gets real cold student studying animal sciAlthough some may beeating away at the stomach and ence, has extensive experience lieve horses need to be brought and they back off their water causing ulcers, so there’s defiwith breeding horses and how in when the weather gets cold, intake.” nitely some management things The drastic weather the weather can affect their if a horse is dry and has access that can help, but I think if you changes, which are common health. Kenney completed to hay and water, it can withstay on the foreside of things, in Oklahoma this time of year, her undergraduate degree at

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Kansas State University, and although she’s at OSU now, her most recent encounter with weather-caused colic was at Kansas State.

“We had a really nice stallion there who had never coliced before,” Kenney said.

“It basically went from 20 degrees to 80 degrees in the same day. Under fans and everything, he basically got so hot and sweaty, and he stopped drinking, got dehydrated, he got heat stress and he coliced, and it was really scary.”

Any drastic weather shift, no matter the direction of the thermometer, can do damage to a horse’s system.

“I would say it was the matter of fact that the weather swung so much that it shocks them a little bit,” Kenney said.

“They’ll quit moving, they’ll quit drinking.” news.ed@ocolly.com

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Up in flames

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The sun sets behind the Chicago skyline, as seen from East Solidarity Drive on May 17, 2023, as smoke from Canadian wildfires dims the brightness of the sun.

Canada’s largest wildfires to date Rachel Davis, Chase Horsley and Sebastian Manzanares O’Colly Contributors

The Canadian fire season of 2023 was so destructive it could be seen from the sky in New York.

Canadians have not seen a fire like this is recorded history. The fire’s smoke was so vast that it reached eastern Europe and countries in the western side of the continent such as the United Kingdom, France and Spain.

Ian Bueltel, a resident in Nova Scotia, a northeastern Canadian province that was impacted by the fires, said the smoke caused the most issues in his province.

“The smoke was pretty bad at times,” Bueltel said.

All 13 provinces in Canada were affected by the flames and smoke to some degree. British Columbia and Alberta were most affected with fires that were classified as “megafires.”

Bueltel said there were days when he walked outside and could smell the smoke.

Some areas were worse than others. This was one of the largest recorded

wildfires in North America and the biggest in Canada’s history.

Previously, 1995 held the Canadian title as the most destructive year, in terms of most acres burned. That year’s major fires destroyed around seven million acres of land in a single fire season, according to data from the National Forestry Database.

To put 2023’s destruction into perspective, if its data was included in this graph, it would surpass 1995 by over 10 million hectares.

The destruction a fire can cause is devastating.

The 1990s were the most destructive for Canada, with the amount of property damage totaling over $83 million. This decade is inflated because of 1995’s major fire and the extreme acre loss in that season.

The total cost of damages in the past 50 years is upward of $249 million.

This data was updated from surveying the land and official documents mandated by the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers.

Jeff Goff, a retired pilot with many decades of experience flying, said dust in the sky can be dangerous.

“Sometimes smoke and haze would interfere,” Goff said.

The 2023 Canadian fires smoke spread into New York affecting multiple flights.

The recovery after a wildfire can

take years.

Several communities around the world have been forced to reset after a destructive fire. Similarly, wild animals are forced out of their natural habitats after forest fires result in unsustainable living situations.

The cause of the 2023 fires is widely disputed but most likely began after severe lightning storms. Lighting is the leading cause of fires nationally, by a wide margin. This makes fire prevention nearly impossible when considering lightning’s means of striking randomly.

Other times, human activity is the culprit with a variety of interference such as discarded cigarettes, unattended campfires, vehicles and arson.

Miller Karns, a firefighter in Oklahoma’s Langston department, said a wildfire is created when temperatures rise to a certain point or if the fire has enough oxygen.

“It needs the right conditions, which would be the dryness and the fuel of the wind to provide the oxygen,” Karns said. “So, when you put those factors together and the limited resources that it takes to get firefighting equipment in an actual forest.”

Bueltel said Canadians in the western part of the country have been preparing more for this type of situation. He also said that eastern Canada, such as Nova Scotia and New Bruns-

wick, along with the northeast parts of Canada, have begun new methods of preparing for lightning strikes.

The weather also plays a major factor, not only with the lightning but also the rain.

Contrary to some thought processes, Karns said rain creates humidity which makes fires even hotter. Although it might seem like rain would help slow down a fire, it adds much of its fuel.

“Me and a Co-Pilot spotted a few fires,” Goff said.

Goff said he encountered a situation while flying where smoke could be spotted from the cockpit. This is one way wildfires can be stopped before spreading.

In the United States, Montana has sought a potential solution to wildfires started by lighting. Each year, several firefighters travel to the mountains to live in cabins made of mostly windows to keep a lookout for forest fires started by lightning strikes in the surrounding mountains.

Recovery efforts have not ceased since the fires began in March.

Fires have continued to pop up late into the year, with several reigniting in September. However, with the fires mostly contained and snow on the way, Canada will now turn toward further means of recovery. news.ed@ocolly.com

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Hatch brings brunch delicacies to Main Street Hayden Alexander Staff Reporter

Construction on Perkins may be never-ending, but at the end of Main Street, a new breakfast spot is opening in Stillwater.

“Hatch: Early Morning Food” is an Oklahoma-based restaurant bringing scrumptious new takes on breakfast food to Oklahoma.

It is a modern take on the most important meal of the day. It feels fancy without having to pull a bank job for good food.

The atmosphere is vibrant and bustling. Bright colors and modern design make it an eatery to remember.

The staff is hardworking and makes sure to serve with a sunny disposition. The new location, 923 S. Main St., provides new job opportunities for students looking for work.

Now, for the food.

I am not a coffee girly, but there are multiple hot and iced choices to mix and match to create the perfect morning brew. It also has a full bar with breakfastthemed drinks for the 21 and older crowd. If you’re still craving something on the bubbly side, they have a variety of mocktails to pick from.

I tried out some of their savory options during a prefinals brunch. What can I say? I am a sucker for sugar during the holidays. My friends and I shared Beignet’s little donuts with orange sauce, peanut butter bacon and Nutella for extra sauciness.

I highly recommend the “Loaded Tumblers” bacon; hash browns and chives create a savory heaven in your mouth.

I got the “PanOKcake,” a giant pancake shaped like our lovely state topped with syrup, pecans and bacon for breakfast. It is so good, but make sure you split it with someone because it’s a lot of pancakes.

Overall, the restaurant has excellent choices ranging from healthy to sweet. There are meals for the little ones and options for those who prefer smaller meals.

There is something for everyone.

The location is everything.

The restaurant’s location on Main Street makes for the perfect start to a shopping trip at the boutiques. It’s also perfect for an adventure around Main Street after a hearty meal.

There are multiple locations throughout the state, and Stillwater is its newest location. I recommend checking them out during the week if you’ve got some free time in your schedule. Suppose you’re bold enough to brave the weekend crowds— more power to you.

Hatch is open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday-Sunday. news.ed@ocolly.com

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Ethan Scott The Cowboys prepared for starting quarterback Jaylen Henderson but had to change plans when he was injured and freshman Marcel Reed entered.

OSU’s DC . . .

“Now we have to find a way to build that to make it more of a true system, not just a week-by-week basis so we can keep getting better at it,” Nardo Continued from 1 said.

And Nardo and his players feel better than ever about being able to Nardo said there were times durbuild a system and improve. A new ing the season where his defense was coach, a new system and new players tailoring itself to match opponents, limited the Cowboys, especially early even if it went against his own rules. He on, but safety Kendal Daniels said the admitted he even did it at times against defense found “chemistry.” the Aggies (7-6). It was good enough to Redshirt sophomore linebacker help get the Cowboys (10-4) to 10 wins, Nick Martin, who finished the year with but Nardo wants to establish a more set 140 tackles, and Daniels both can return system for the coming seasons. to OSU, so much of that chemistry isn’t

way! a e d i H inal g i r he O t t ou k ec Ch

going anywhere. The continuity gives Nardo and Daniels excitement about the trajectory of the defense heading into the offseason.

The jumps aren’t as big as a season ago, and the defense can work more on fine-tuning.

“We put in a lot of plays, and now we just have to break down the plays and really tweak plays and do what we need to do and not try to put a lot more stuff in, just put the right stuff in,” Daniels said.

The Cowboy defense was flawed at times. It gave up 28.5 points a game and allowed more than 440 yards a

game, but its key adjustments, such as in the second halves against OU and BYU, won OSU games and put it in a position for a Big 12 title game appearance and a 10-win season. And both points and yard totals were better than that of Jim Knowles’ first year as defensive coordinator.

There are areas to improve, and Nardo knows that. The team knows that. But the OSU defense knew how to adjust and find ways to win, and that’s good news heading into the offseason.

“We’ll be back, and we’ll add onto this,” Daniels said. “We’ll be better.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Continued from 1 A redshirt in 2020, Owens saw action in 10 games as a second-year prospect in 2021.

He began the 2022 season as a third stringer on OSU’s seasonopening depth chart.

Owens had been productive a season earlier – 17 receptions for 257 yards and a touchdown – when given an opportunity. However, it had yet to bolster his status in the receiving room.

So, early in the 2022 season, he pondered entering the transfer portal. Seeking a new home and opportunity to cement himself as a premier receiver on Division-I team. His hometown team, UTSA, was an option, among other Texas schools.

“Everybody told me to just wait it out,” Owens said.

“My opportunity was gonna come, and just trust (that) and trust them.”

But after several weeks of contemplation, he chose the latter. And on Tuesday night, that decision paid dividends.

“That just shows how long patience can go,” said quarterback Alan Bowman.

“Stayed, waited his turn and then: boom.”

Owens logged the game’s first touchdown, a 13-yard fade from Bowman to the right corner of the end zone.

When the Cowboys (10-4) needed a third-down conversion, Owens reeled in a highlight-reel, 50/50 catch, seemingly outdoing the one before, which was his second touchdown catch of the evening, an 18-yard strike from Bowman on third down inside the Aggie 20-yard line.

“We got a few of those early,” said offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn. “And then (Texas A&M) decided to walk up and press. And so that’s when (we) have to push the ball downfield, and fortunately our guys made plays.”

The Cowboy defense held strong in the first half, limiting

Andon Freitas Rashod Owens said the people around him always told him to be patient and wait for his time, and that time came this season.

the Aggies (7-6) and freshman their first two second-half posquarterback Marcel Reed – who sessions. entered action following an But Owens’ prolific outinjury to starter Jayden Hender- ing came through in the game’s son on the game’s first play – to most pivotal moments. It gave two field goals and 170 yards of OSU – a team that was blown total offense. out by Sun Belt foe South But sometimes even the Alabama and Big 12 newcomer most durable walls crack. Play- UCF – a chance to attain 10 ers gradually experience the wins for the second time in wear and tear of a three-hour three years. It gave a team, game. The Aggies scored on which just a year ago had been

depleted by key injuries and a mass portal exodus, hope for greater things to come next season.

“We gonna do the damn thing,” said safety Kendal Daniels. “Win the damn thing.”

Reflecting upon the “grind of a journey” his OSU career has been, Owens said Tuesday made it all the more sentimental.

“It was hard, and it was rough for me (early on),” Owens said. “I’ve had many speeches to talk with my family and my teammates because I really didn’t know what to do.

But everybody just kept telling me to just trust (the process), just wait.

“And little did I know, that (opportunity) came pretty soon. This year.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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sports Breaking down the records broken in OSU’s Texas TaxAct Bowl victory Ashton Slaughter Assistant Sports Editor

career receptions — After a 16-reception performance, Presley ranks fourth in OSU history in career catches, trailing only Rashaun Woods (293), Justin Blackmon (253) and James WashingHOUSTON — ton (226) Rashod Owens got his 101: Presley’s first Cowboy hat, fake season receptions — The money fell from the senior receiver is tied sky postgame and Mike with Josh Stewart for the Gundy capped off another fourth-most receptions in 10-win season. Plenty of a single season for OSU, things went OSU’s way trailing Blackmon (twice) in its 31-23 win against and Woods.

Texas A&M. 16: Presley’s recepRecords were tions against Texas A&M broken on the way, too.

— After a 15-recepMany, in fact. To go tion game in November, over all of the updated Presley tied Alex Loyd’s numbers and accomplish- school record with 16 ments in the Cowboys’ catches on Wednesday record book, let’s break night. down the numbers.

164: Owens’ receiv436: OSU’s passing ing yards — This mark yards — 402 yards from broke the Texas Bowl’s Alan Bowman and 34 receiving yards record. yards from Brennan Pre164: Owens’ receivsley (yes, you read that ing yards (again) — A right) helped OSU break new career high for the the Texas Bowl’s record redshirt junior. for team passing yards.

402: Bowman’s 225: Presley’s

passing yards — In what was potentially his final college football game, Bowman set a new Texas Bowl passing yards record. What a way to go out.

402: Bowman’s passing yards (again) — Oh, and it was a seasonhigh, too.

140: Nickolas Martin’s season tackles — The sophomore now holds the sixth-most tackles in OSU single-season history, as his 140 is the most in a season since 1984 (175).

2,000+: Ollie Gordon II’s season allpurpose yards — The star Doak Walker awardwinning running back became the fifth player in OSU history to surpass 2K total yards in a season.

So, yeah, a lot of eraser shavings and backspace keys will be found after Wednesday. The record books will look way different. sports.ed@ocolly.com

Payton Little Alan Bowman has a case for an extra year of eligibility stemming from a broken collarbone that ended his 2019 season.

Bowman . . .

bowl game against the No. 1 defense in the SEC, it just shows how much we appreciate and love each other,” Bowman said.

Continued from 1 He may not have been as successful in the box score as past OSU quarterbacks, but Cowboys coaches It personifies his college caand players said they want him for reer. Injuries, transfers, good seasons next season. With a number of returnturned bad, but persevering through ing players on offense, 2024 OSU’s it. team wants another go at the Big 12 He wasn’t the starter until Championship Game.

Week 4 at Iowa State. OSU began the As OSU enters the offseason, season rotating three signal callers for it’s hard to progress without knowing the nonconference games to decide who will be in the facilities, especiala full-time starter. When Bowman ly Bowman. The NCAA can take days eventually won the job and played a or weeks until it releases its judgment. game, OSU was 2-2. Three months By then, the portal will have gone later, the Cowboys captured its 10th through cycles and coaches will have win of the season with Bowman com- less time to prepare the quarterback manding the offense. room.

“To be able to come back to“It won’t be stressful, but kind gether, to beat OU, to go to the Big 12 of very dissipating,” Bowman said.

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17 The worst description of poor purses?

19 __ chips 20 Breading choice 21 Has quite a kick 22 Rx writer 25 Completely unlike a docile man?

28 Investment firm figure 31 Agent, informally 32 Simu of “Kim’s Convenience” 33 Italian birthplace of Paganini 34 Element in some smoky whiskies 35 Filmmaker Lee 36 The furthest thing from tidier rooms?

40 Call (out) 42 Swimmer Torres who won 12 Olympic medals 43 Literary form 46 Consists of 47 Letters before a pen name 48 Spartan 50 The opposite of one who is not against?

53 Patch, perhaps 54 Size for fries 55 Cut a rug 58 Gloating cry 59 Treated with a decided lack of due respect?

64 Promontory 65 Pennsylvania city across from Presque Isle State Park 66 Sports news 67 Seers?

68 Over and done with 69 Madonna hit that begins, “Strike a pose” DOWN 1 2023 World Series honor for Corey Seager

Daily Horoscope

12/29/23

By Zachary David Levy

2 Poetic contraction 3 “Double Fantasy” singer 4 Astrological delineation 5 __ filter 6 Word with fish or meat 7 Sign of spring 8 Tempe sch.

9 Scouring brand 10 Retro tone 11 SoulCycle offering 12 Bottom line 13 Shell-less gastropod 18 Comes to a halt 21 Some plastic fasteners 22 Peace Nobelist Hammarskjöld 23 Single 24 Peppermint pattern 26 Ice cream cookie 27 In the ballpark 29 Liverpool lav 30 Gridiron stat 34 Educational org.

37 Shortfin shark 38 Turkey neighbor 39 NYC hrs.

Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Linda Black Horoscopes Today’s Birthday (12/29/23). Your path is illuminated by love, romance and creativity this year. Foster participation and collaboration through disciplined messaging. Resolve winter creative or romantic obstacles, before springtime professional redirection. Enjoy domestic joys this summer. Tackle autumn communication puzzles for a professional surge. Let your heart lead.

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 a 7 — Work with a mentor. For four weeks, with Venus in Sagittarius, it’s easier to travel. You enjoy learning, exploring and discovery. Note your findings.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Increase your assets. With Venus in Sagittarius, the next few weeks look good for saving money. Expect expenditures to rise as well. Keep your plan.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Rely on a loving collaboration. Partnerships thrive this month, with Venus in Sagittarius. Compromise comes easier. Feminine magnetism flowers. Support each other to grow.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Healthy practices and fitness routines energize and revitalize you this month.

Put love, beauty and sensitivity into your work, with Venus in Sagittarius.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — For the next four and a half weeks, with Venus in Sagittarius, you’re lucky; especially in love. Artistic efforts work in your favor.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Focus on home and family. You’re more domestic this month, with Venus in Sagittarius. Clean and clear space. Renovate and organize for comfort and beauty.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Articulate creative ideas. Discuss what you love, with Venus in Sagittarius for a month. Let your passion be your guide. Express with words and images.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Provide excellent service and follow through. Profits come easily, with Venus in Sagittarius this month. Increased confidence leads to increased income. Love energizes you.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — You’re especially irresistible, lucky and beloved, with Venus in your sign for a month. Polish your personal presentation with a new look or style.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Contemplate the possibilities. Finish old jobs. Slow the pace and relax this month, with Venus in Sagittarius. Envision how to realize your heart’s desire.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — You’re especially popular, with Venus in Sagittarius for a month. Get out in public. Social activities benefit your career. Enjoy fun with friends.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Career advancement opportunities arise. Take on more responsibility this month, with Venus in Sagittarius. Accept leadership. It’s easier to advance your professional agenda.

Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

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40 Ceremonial goblet 41 Bolted 44 Equal 45 Evergreen shrub 48 How cutlery is typically sold 49 Alternative magazine name 51 Hong Kong politician and social activist Chow

12/29/23

52 “Luther” star Elba 56 Video surveillance letters 57 Irish capital 59 Oomph 60 Bullpen fig.

61 __ sale 62 Georgetown closer 63 Barely passing mark

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Solution to Thursday’s puzzle

12/29/23 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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