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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

5 spring outfit essentials

The grass is greener, the weather is warmer and the flowers are blooming. Spring is here. The dark, gloomy winter days are coming to an end, and so is winter fashion. The shift in weather can cause some to feel lost without their typical go-to cold weather outfit. Draw inspiration from these spring outfit recommendations that are straight from my closet.

Silk scarves

The silk scarf that kept you warm in the winter can add multiple looks to your spring wardrobe. Accessorize an outfit with a silk scarf, or even tie the scarf as a top. Silk scarves can be worn in one’s hair, as a scarf or as a belt to bring a pop of color to any outfit. Larger silk scarves can be worn as a top under a pair of overalls or with a pair of jeans.

Sheer tops

A silk scarf can be worn in one’s hair, around one’s neck, as a belt or as a top.

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Veterinary Viewpoints

Severe weather and pets

Kinsey Reed OSU News

Severe weather can pose significant risks to pets. Whether it’s thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, or extreme heat, these weather events can be distressing and dangerous for our animal companions. Here are some ways severe weather can impact pets and tips on how to keep them safe:

Thunderstorms:

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Identification: Ensure your pets are wearing collars with updated ID tags or are microchipped so they can be identified if they become lost during a tornado or other severe weather event.

Extreme Heat: Dehydration and Heatstroke: Pets can quickly become dehydrated or suffer from heatstroke in high temperatures. Signs include excessive panting, drooling, lethargy and collapse.

Add a sheer top under your T shirt to bring any casual look to a unique level. A white sheer top can be layered on top of any color, but they come in a variety of patterns and colors. Wear one with a casual outfit to class or dress it up for a concert. OSU

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Anxiety: Many pets are afraid of thunderstorms due to the loud noises and changes in atmospheric pressure. Anxiety can cause them to hide, shake, or even try to escape.

Safety Tips: Create a safe space for your pet to retreat to during storms, like a covered crate or an interior room. Distract them with calming music or white noise and consider using anxiety-reducing products like compression shirts or pheromone sprays. Some pets may need extra help in the form of medications such as anxiolytics. You need to reach out to your vet ahead of time and be ready to medicate them before the storm hits.

Hurricanes:

Evacuation: If you need to evacuate due to a hurricane, make sure you have a plan for your pets. Not all emergency shelters accept animals, so identify pet-friendly shelters or hotels in advance.

Emergency Kit: Prepare a pet emergency kit with food, water, medications, vet records and comfort items like toys or blankets. Keep it easily accessible in case of evacuation.

Tornadoes:

Shelter: Designate a safe area in your home where you and your pets can take shelter during a tornado. Basements, storm cellars, or interior rooms without windows are

Prevention: Provide plenty of fresh water and shade for your pets during hot weather. Limit exercise during the hottest parts of the day and never leave your pet in a parked car, even for a short time. Last but not least, do not take dogs on walks during peak heat as the asphalt can burn their footpads.

Flooding: High Ground: In areas prone to flooding, keep your pets indoors or on high ground. Fast-moving water can be extremely dangerous for animals.

Secure Areas: Ensure outdoor enclosures or fences are secure to prevent pets from escaping during flooding events.

General Tips:

Stay Informed: Stay in tune with weather forecasts and warnings in your area. Knowing when severe weather is expected can help you prepare and keep your pets safe.

Emergency Contacts: Keep a list of emergency contacts, including your veterinarian and local animal control, readily available.

Training: Consider training your pets to come when called and to be comfortable with carriers or leashes. This can be invaluable in emergency situations. Noise desensitization training can be done to avoid an animal panicking during a severe weather event.

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Competitive Sales Team notches two more wins to close semester

Jeff Hopper OSU News

The Oklahoma State University competitive sales team wrapped up an impressive first semester with two more overall team wins at the Love’s Travel Stops sales competition and the Twin Cities Collegiate Sales Team Championship. The Love’s Travel Stops sales competition took place in late March in Oklahoma City where members competed in several different disciplines, including speed sell, role play and case analysis. The team placed first overall and included first-place finishes

in role play for team member David Dishaw, and firstplace in case analysis for the team of Mayce Durham, Brenda Tapia and Katie Springs. This competition served as tangible evidence to the improvement of each team member since the beginning of the semester. Dishaw competed in a different Love’s sales competition last fall and didn’t move past the first round in the role play category. However, with the added experience of other competitions and the ability to cultivate and develop ideas with his team, he was able to capture the title.

“The Love’s competition was a great benchmark for the team,” said head

coach and former competitor Sarah Hall. “Our performance provided feedback that our sales skills have greatly improved over the course of the semester, and the first-place performance in case analysis showed how adaptable our sales students are since no one had ever competed in that particular discipline before.”

To cap off the spring semester of competitions, the team traveled to the Twin Cities Collegiate Sales Team Championship hosted by the University of Minnesota for the first time. This competition was unlike most other competitions in that placement was completely based on team scoring.

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Top Gundy quotes from OSU’s final 2024 spring football availability

Calif Poncy Staff Reporter

Spring football is quickly winding to a close.

Tuesday was the final time OSU coach Mike Gundy will be made available to the media during spring practice, which ends this week. Here are some of the top quotes from Gundy’s availability.

Q: Where have you seen the most growth from the first practice to now?

A: We’re pretty mature on offense, so we started at really high level and haven’t had to adjust much. Defensively we’ve done good with a lot of different fronts, obviously, we’ve played a three down, but it’s not any secret that

we’re playing some four down with it. That’s been a learning process, even though we’ve played a lot of four down here in the past doesn’t mean you can walk right into it.

Q: When you’re assessing quarterbacks out of high school or out of the transfer portal, what are you looking for in a guy who could come in and be a quarterback for Oklahoma State?

A: Being productive, be a winner, be successful in high school. At every position, we think you need to be productive at that level to be productive at this level, not always but most of the time. Projections don’t really go far. A leader, a tough guy, be highly competitive, and then you have to have a cerebral side of football now more so than ever to play at this level. Football has gotten very NFL-ish on offense and defense. With different looks, blitzes, stunts, twists, shifts, motions, unbal-

anced all that stuff. It’s so much different than it was even four years ago, you have to be able to handle it all, it’s a lot going on.

Q: What are your thoughts on the new helmet communication rules?

A: We’re using it, I hate to speak for everyone else but it’s going to be a learning process and a growing process. In the NFL they huddle up, in college, you don’t huddle up, so one earpiece in one player in my opinion doesn’t do much for college football on either side of the ball. One guy either has to yell what he hears to everybody, which isn’t going to go over well in (a) stadium in a college environment, or you’re back to signaling. I think it’s a step in the right direction, I’m just not sure if we took the step that’s going to solve the issues that forced us into this situation.

Q: How can you fix that?

A: You can put five earpieces in.

Your quarterback gets one, your skill kids on offense get one, and the quarterbacks going to always tell the line what to do. On defense, you can give it to both your safeties, your two corners, and your backer, and he becomes the quarterback of the defense. That’s what I proposed to them, but I’m a processof-elimination guy that solves problems really easy, I didn’t have to think them through, but they didn’t bite.

Q: In addition to the headset communication, they also approved tablets and a two-minute warning. What did you think about those two changes?

A: We’re migrating toward the NFL in everything we do, now we’re going that direction in technology and two-minute warnings. We’re paying players, we’re becoming the minor league system for the NFL – revenue sharing is around the corner.

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OSU coach Mike Gundy said college football continues to move in the direction of the NFL.

Small home rink causes woes for OSU hokcey sports

Kirstyn Santino O’Colly Contributor

Eight feet in length and 3 feet in width.

These are the differences between the Oilers Ice Center in Tulsa compared with other rinks around the country. It doesn’t seem like much to the average person, but to a hockey player it is.

The average rink size is 200 by 85 feet. That means the Oklahoma State Cowboys hockey team plays on a 192 by 82, a difference noticeable to captain Jacob Thompson.

“It’s hard when we go somewhere else,” Thompson said. “We’re not used to skating this much. We get tired easier.”

The Oilers Ice Center was made with smaller dimensions because it was meant to be the practice rink. The Tulsa Junior Oilers were the only team to play on it until the Cowboys made the move from Edmond.

Having a smaller sheet of ice poses issues for the Cowboys.

Some players grew up in Tulsa, and that rink is all they know. The others come in used to the regulation size and have to get adjusted.

They train on shorter and thinner ice just to go play teams that don’t. Regulation ice is all forward Andrew Karoulis, who grew up in Canada, knows.

“It was definitely a bit of an adjustment,” Karoulis said. “I played 20 years on normal size ice, and then I came to this.”

This being the Oilers Ice Center, the former practice home of the Tulsa Oilers.

On March 9, the WeStreet Ice Center opened its doors. It will be the new home for Oilers practices and was supposed to be the new Cowboys rink, too.

When the initial process of imagining WeStreet began, it was thought OSU would have a locker room and would permanently make the switch across town. Somewhere down the line, the plans changed, and a switch has a slight possibility of not happening.

Tulsa announced that with the addition of the new arena, it would also add a junior team. Possibly by next season, the North American Tier III Hockey League will have a new team in its system. The locker room that was promised to the Cowboys was going to a team that hasn’t been formed. OSU coach Rich Kuzmeski was told the team had to stay at the Oilers Ice Center.

“It’s not all that was conveyed,” Kuzmeski said. “However, I think something was lost in translation between rink management and team management last year.”

There is an upside to being kicked out of WeStreet. Being the only team to play at the Oilers Ice Center means the Cowboys get to take the Oilers old locker room, which goalie Jason Thomas said is a muchneeded upgrade.

“I haven’t been able to go in and see it yet, but I know it’s bigger,” Thomas said. “There’s no space for three goalies in our current room, so it’ll be nice to be able to spread out a little.”

More room and their rink are a great step for the program, but there are problems with complacency.

WeStreet was built with regulation size in mind. The two sheets are the standard 200 by 85 feet that the Cowboys need.

It has been decided that, so far, the Cowboys will play

at WeStreet next season. They finally get their normal-sized ice.

No locker room is the main problem.

The plan for practices for the 2024-25 season is the same as it was this last season. Practice Tuesday and Wednesday night, play Friday and Saturday. The difference? One practice at the rink, the other at WeStreet.

Players would either have to bring their gear home with them Tuesday night or pick it up before practice Wednesday. They would then have to bring all of their gear back with them after Wednesday night’s practice.

There are players, like Joel Gilstrap, who don’t have to go the extra mile.

“I already live in Tulsa, so I usually take my gear home with me anyway,” Gilstrap said. “Even when I move to Stillwater next semester, I’ll still take my gear to my place in Tulsa. Our practices are late, so I’ll most likely be sleeping there at that point.”

Not everyone is as lucky.

It’s one thing to have to carry gear to practice, but players would also have to do it for games, too. “We don’t even know if we get to keep our gear there overnight,” Thomas said. “I have bigger gear than the other guys’; it’s hard to carry.”

Some of the players, including Gilstrap, tried to fight for the right to keep playing at the rink. They thought it would waste time switching back and forth.

Staying at the Oilers Ice Center would make it easier, yet harder on the players.

The rink being smaller than everyone else’s means the other teams come in with an advantage. They have the stamina to keep up on an NHL-size rink while the Cowboys don’t.

When OSU travels, it plays on a bigger rink than it is used to. Some players have never played on that size rink.

It is not as quick of an adjustment as it needs to be. Kuzmeski said he knows it is better for the team if it makes the switch.

“The smaller rink is killing us,” Kuzmeski said.

“It’s hard on the guys and it’s hard on us coaches. We can only prepare them so much for something that we don’t have.”

No matter what happens, the community loves the Cowboys, and they are going to keep playing. They were even invited out for the opening of WeStreet and skated with the fans.

As it stands, WeStreet will be the new home for the Cowboys. Although there are logistics to be figured out, it’s a step in the right direction for the club.

When looking at a sheet of ice, it doesn’t seem like it’s that big. It feels even smaller when someone is casually skating on it.

When all a player has known is the Oilers Ice Center, stepping onto one of the sheets at WeStreet is different.

“I’ve been so used to the ice at the (Oilers Ice Center), that it was weird skating on ice that was fully fit to play on,” Gilstrap said. “Thankfully, we won’t have to worry about advantages or disadvantages anymore.”

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The OSU hockey team’s home rink in Tulsa is 8 feet shorter and 3 feet narrower than an average ice hockey rink.

How Oklahoma City Thunder coach Daigneault built a relationship with Oklahoma State football coach

Ashton Slaughter Assistant Sports Editor

When Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault and Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy talk, Gundy sees glimpses of his younger self in the NBA’s third-youngest coach.

Daigneault, 39, is seeking advice from Gundy, 56, someone who has had consistent success at the highest level of his sport. Eighteen straight bowl games. The second-longest active

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coaching tenure. The Cowboy’s coaching resume is undeniable. And after Daigneault called Gundy, asking if he could attend an OSU practice, the two have built a “distant relationship,” as the two Oklahoma coaches, who are in different stages of their careers but still in the upper echelon of their respected sports, have talked multiple times since their first meeting.

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that I would have asked 20 years ago,” Gundy said. “...I think he’s gathering information and trying to put himself in the best position possible to help the Thunder win a championship.”

Daigneault, whose Thunder squad is the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and faces off against the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 2 of the opening round of the playoffs on Wednesday night, won’t see Gundy at a playoff game anytime soon, the OSU coach says.

Not because he doesn’t want to be there to share some Oklahoma sports

pride, but because the transfer portal and NIL don’t give him much time off this time of year. However, that didn’t stop him from saying “Go Thunder” before and after his Tuesday afternoon press conference.

Aside from the Thunder being the NBA team an hour down the road, Gundy has another reason to cheer on OKC: the fourth-year NBA coach that he sees himself in and respects. “(Daigneault’s) done well; I’m proud of him,” Gundy said. “...I have a lot of respect for what he’s done.”

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Davis Cordova OSU coach Mike Gundy and Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault have built a relationship, and Gundy’s cheering on OKC in this year’s playoffs.

Benge’s save closes out OSU’s 6-4 win against Kansas State

Weston Wertzberger Staff Reporter

No. 15 Oklahoma State finished the series on Sunday with a 6-4 win at Kansas State, ending the Cowboy’s threegame losing streak.

All the scoring came in the second, third and fourth innings, with 10 runs and five hits combined. In the final five innings, defense took control, allowing no runs and two hits from each team, resulting in the Cowboys’ first win since last Sunday against Cincinnati.

Here are three takeaways from the game.

Davis suffers a rocky start

Gabe Davis started the first inning on a positive note for the Cowboys (26-14, 11-7 Big 12) with two strikeouts and a sacrifice fly, then the next 2 1/3 innings weren’t as strong.

Two singles and two walks resulted in a run for the Wildcats (24-15, 9-9 Big 12) with bases loaded before getting a strikeout to end the second. The Wildcats’ offense kept the momentum going in the third with a single, a walk, and two stolen bases.

With two outs, Davis threw a wild pitch as Kansas State center fielder Brendan Jones reached home. That was followed by a single from right fielder Nick English for the Wildcats’ third run.

After a throwing error by Avery Ortiz, following a sacrifice fly with another throwing error by Zach Ehrhard, OSU coach Josh Holliday replaced Davis with reliever Brennan Phillips.

In Davis’ 3 1/3 innings of work, he earned three strikeouts while allowing four hits, four runs, three walks and a wild pitch for a 4.65 ERA.

Teams exchange runs early

While the first inning was silent with no runs, both teams powered their offense with runs for the next three innings.

Nolan Schubart scored the first run for OSU from an RBI sacrifice fly by Ian Daugherty to center field. The Wildcats tied the game with a walk in the second to send home Kaelen Culpepper.

Jaxson Crull regained the Cowboys’ lead with a two-run home run to right field, scoring Avery Ortiz. Kollin Ritchie added another OSU run with a single to left center, scoring Carson Benge.

Kansas State responded with two runs in the third with a wild pitch and an RBI-single to right field, only trailing by one.

The exchange returned in the fourth to the Cowboys with a solo home run to right field by Colin Brueggemann — the first OSU player with 10 home runs this season.

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Overalls

A pair of overalls are perfect for any occasion. Wear a long sleeve shirt under overalls on a cooler day, and wear a crop top under them on warmer ones. Overalls can be bought in different sizes and washes.

Jean jackets

Winter may be over, but don’t put away your jean jackets. The Oklahoma wind keeps spring mornings and evenings chilly. A light jean jacket can be paired with any look to keep you warm and stylish.

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“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.” (Is.55:6 NIV)

It is worthwhile to take the time; to stop and consider your way of life and make resolutions; new steps to take to make your life more meaningful or productive. Maybe you are doing this, or maybe you have just given up on the whole idea.

Can you remember when you were a child, how time went by so slowly? It seemed like it took forever for the holidays to arrive. Now time passes so swiftly; the years seem to rush by. The turn of the century seemed so far away when I was younger. Now we are nearly twenty years into the 21st century.

I want to encourage you to stop and consider your life; especially the remainder. None of us know when our life may end. Jesus spoke of those who

would come into their purposes in the “eleventh hour;” right at the end of life’s work day.(Mt.20) You may think that it is too late to turn your life over to Christ; there is such little time left on “your calendar.” Yet, those who come in at the “eleventh hour” will receive the same wages as those who labored the whole day. We need to work in God’s purpose for our lives while we still have time. The Bible tells us the time is coming when “no man can work.” (Jn.9:4)

As you set your heart and get definite about trusting God with your life and serving him, you will find wonderful opportunities will open for you. You see God has his purposes for you planned out, and he will begin to open doors that you know nothing about. There will be such great satisfaction in serving and finishing what he has for you to accomplish. When your life does end, and it will, you will be so glad you have followed Christ. The Bible tells us that your labor for him is not in vain. (1 Co.15:58)

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A maxi skirt can be dressed down when paired with sneakers or dressed up when paired with a formal top and flats.

Team . . .

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Team members from 17 different universities across the country had the opportunity to compete in a realistic callin session and two independent pitches in the preliminary rounds. The scores of each team member were averaged for a team score and the top five teams then moved on to the finals where two teams of two students presented to an executive board to close the deal.

The team of Mayce Durham, Jared Quillin, Allison Rook and Brenda Tapia were in the lead after the preliminary rounds and secured the Team Championship trophy during the final round of competition.

“The Twin Cities competition reaffirmed so many things for our team,” Hall said. “We were able to defeat some teams that had finished ahead of us at a previous international competition earlier this semester. It really shows that none of our successes this semester were flukes.”

As part of the Center for Sales and Service Excellence in the Spears School of Business at OSU, the competitive

sales team allows students from across campus to hone their sales skills while competing against some of the best sales students from top universities around the world, many of which are well established in the competitive sales arena.

While it was the team’s inaugural semester, it’s hard to summarize this semester as anything but an overwhelming success. Three overall wins out of a handful of competitions is an amazing accomplishment for any team, let alone one in its first semester of competition.

“This team has built an amazing foundation for competitive sales at OSU,” Hall said. “I’m excited for what this team can accomplish and the progress these students can achieve moving forward. OSU competitive sales has made a name for itself this semester and cemented itself as a contender at any competition we take part in.”

Learn more about the Center for Sales and Service Excellence here, and the OSU Competitive Sales Team here.

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The OSU Competitive Sales Team took home the win as the top overall team at the Love’s Travel Stops Sales Competition.

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Wednesday, April 24

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

April Donations Drive for Local Animal Shelters @ 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Bluepeak Tech Hub

https://mybluepeak.com/

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma: Bowl For Kids’ Sake

Location: Frontier Lanes Bowling Alley

Admission: Fundraiser, get started by creating your team: https://bfksstillwater.org.

Brazos Valley Boys Live @ 5:45 p.m.

Location: The Botanical Garden at OSU

https://botanicgarden.okstate.edu/

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

Open Mic Night 2024 Competition @ 7 - 9 p.m.

Location: Bad Brad’s Bar-B-Q

https://badbrads.com

Cowgirl Softball: Oklahoma State vs. North Texas @ 6 p.m.

Location: Cowgirl Stadium

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Men’s Advance @ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Payne County Expo Center

Admission: $50-90

https://mensadvance.org/

Thursday, April 25

4-H Horticulture Workshop @ 5 - 6:30 p.m.

Location: OSU Botanical Garden Education Building

https://extension.okstate.edu/events/

April Donations Drive for Local Animal Shelters @ 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Bluepeak Tech Hub

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Brazos Valley Boys Live @ 5:45 p.m.

Location: The Botanical Garden at OSU

Daily Horoscope

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Linda Black Horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (04/24/24). Grow into leadership this year. Strengthen bonds between friends with regular reconnection. Summer reflection uncovers new options and plans. Team participation earns valuable rewards this autumn. Adapt around winter physical challenges, before fun evolves into romance next spring. Go for what you truly want. 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 9 — Your disciplined efforts are paying off. Harvest sweet fruit from seeds earlier planted. Collaborate to realize shared dreams. Pull together with your partner.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Collaboration and romance spark anew. Benefit from dedicated efforts. Reinforce basic support structures. Share support for common dreams. Stand for each other.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Practice your moves. Disciplined actions build strength, ease and endurance. Balance a busy work schedule with fresh air, exercise, good food and rest.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Creative dreams come true with steady action. Practice your skills and talents. You’re building foundational support. Develop a passionate obsession into new beauty.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Dreamy domestic renovations unfold to fulfill creative visions. Physical action gets results. Clean, declutter and give stuff away. Follow the plan. Collaborate with family.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Keep your objective in mind. Disciplined communications advance your cause. Implement plans to fulfill a creative dream. Review and edit carefully. Find solutions in conversation.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Disciplined efforts reward with extra gold. Pour on the steam. You’re building for a dream. Nail your marks and deadlines. Enjoy and celebrate results.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Your selfdiscipline is paying off. Advance a personal dream with an energized push. Keep doing what’s working. Stretch for more and get it.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — You can get especially productive behind closed doors. Peaceful privacy suits you. Take time to dream and plot. Imagine perfection. What would it take?

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Friendships deepen and mellow like fine wine. Discuss dreams, visions and crazy ideas. Align your forces for common good. Stand for each other.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Fulfill a pro-

dream with steady,