Adventurer Colin OBrady felt like his hands were being crushed.

It was his 48th day trudging through Antarctica, attempting to become the first person ever to walk the 930 miles from one end of the continent to the other completely unassisted.

But battling through a particularly nasty storm, the 12-hour days spent gripping ski poles combined with wind chill temperatures as low as -112 degrees Fahrenheit left him barely able to close his hands.

Amidst his pain and confusion, as he set up his tent, he neglected to ground it to his sled. A wind gust transformed it into a sail, and OBrady, 33, grabbed it in a panic, as its loss would have meant certain death from exposure.

If I lost my grip, everything that kept me alive would be gone in seconds, OBrady writes in his bestselling memoir The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice Crossing Antarctica Alone, (Scribner), out now.

With no backup shelter and no hope of rescue, the end would come relatively soon, he explains.

But as the tent jerked over my head like a flag, he was saved by a brief lull in the wind.

I yanked the tent toward my body and wrestled it to the ground, he writes. After one of the most intense and fearful moments of my life, I had the tent back under control. I had my home back.

OBrady, an experienced triathlete from Portland, Ore., already held the world record for finishing The Explorers Grand Slam climbing to the tallest peak on all seven continents, including Mount Everest, and reaching the North and South Poles in just 139 days.

While he couldnt know exactly how long the journey would take the weather was an all-encompassing variable OBrady initially planned to carry 70 days worth of fuel and food (eating 7,000 calories per day), which would have put his sled at over 400 pounds. He also brought a sleeping bag specially designed for Arctic temperatures and a portable stove.

But on the plane to Antarctica in late October 2018 the beginning of the continents summer season he found himself seated next to the most intimidating man Id ever met. He turned out to be the explorer OBrady would be competing against.

Captain Louis Rudd, 49, spent three decades in the British military and had participated in previous expeditions to the South Pole.

Rudd regaled OBrady with stories of his 2011 trip to the South Pole alongside some of the worlds greatest adventurers.

It was a brutal expedition, Rudd said. Severe storms. Henry [Worsley] and I each lost more than four stone. Thats something like sixty pounds to you Yanks.

Worsley, a noted explorer, had died in 2016 attempting the same excursion they were now en route to. An Englishman named Ben Saunders also attempted the feat in 2017 but abandoned the effort before the end.

Rudd was getting inside my head, OBrady writes, and with every hour, my confidence was shrinking.

After Rudd told OBrady he had packed for only 5,500 calories per day leaving his sled considerably lighter OBrady removed five days worth of food in a panic.

To make matters worse, the next morning Rudd informed him that instead of starting several hundred miles from where OBrady was beginning his route, hed begin his journey just one mile away essentially taking the same path.

Suddenly, it was game on.

I couldnt help but cry ... the tears immediately froze to my face.

OBrady officially began his excursion on Nov. 3, 2018, when a plane dropped him off at the designated spot in -13 degree weather.

By this point, he had decided to drop his food rations down to 60 days. But even after he took his first steps, he discovered that he could barely move the 375-pound sled, his tent and other supplies.

Something was very wrong and I couldnt help but cry, he writes. I quickly learned how Antarctica dealt with such pity; the tears immediately froze to my face.

As if on cue, he then noticed a figure in the distance: Rudd, pulling his sled with no hesitation.

Feeling defeated, OBrady called his wife/business partner, Jenna, from his satellite phone. Jenna took charge, telling OBrady theyd recalibrate his journey. She told him to set up camp just a half mile away, then aim for six miles the following day.

Back at home, Jenna and OBradys mother did the math on the weight of his sled and the calories hed need for the trip. The next day, Jenna texted him, telling him to remove five days of food, which brought him down to a 55-day supply.

OBrady lightened his load and continued on, traveling nine miles that day. His journey had now begun in earnest.

While one could anticipate going slightly mad surrounded by nothing but whiteness for days, weeks, months on end, OBrady was burdened by enough immediate and practical considerations determining how long he could walk, when to set up camp, thinking about Rudd, etc. that his mind was kept busy.

He did speak with Jenna daily, giving her updates and sending her pictures through a satellite modem that she would then post to his Instagram account. Otherwise, his odyssey became almost contemplative.

The weirdest thing of all about [my] deep internal dialogue was that somehow it pulled me deeper inside myself to the zone where the reality of my race with Rudd could be stilled, he writes.

On the morning of day six, OBrady saw a ghostly image in the distance a red tent. When Rudd leaned out and waved, a stunned OBrady waved back and continued on.

An hour later, OBrady saw Rudd pushing on about a hundred yards behind him, following his tracks.

It was another grizzled veteran polar trick, OBrady writes. I was functioning as his navigational beacon, which meant he could relax a bit and not use his compass so much.

OBrady slowed so Rudd could catch up. Good morning mate, Rudd said. Ive got a bit of a suggestion for you.

OBrady, believing Rudd was trying to undermine his confidence, put an end to it.

Weve both announced to the world that were trying to be the first, OBrady said. Look, I hope we both make a safe crossing. But were doing this solo, so let this be the last time that we speak until this is over.

Rudd gave OBrady an inscrutable stare and continued on his way. The two men trudged along for the next eleven hours in the worlds slowest footrace before Rudd stopped and set up camp.

The encounter changed something in OBrady.

I needed to keep going in a way I hadnt before, he writes. I vowed that Id go as long as he did, and then an hour longer. If he went nine hours, Id go ten. If he went ten, Id go eleven.

OBrady walked 20 miles that day, his best distance yet.

During one particularly rough stretch a few weeks later, he decided to listen to music for the first time on the trip and played Paul Simons Graceland, a cherished album from his youth. He danced on the ice and it felt like he was hearing the song for the first time.

By the 35th day, OBrady had traveled 495 miles. Calling Jenna while already close to sleep, he wanted nothing more than to shut his eyes when she gave him an errand.

I know youre tired, she said. But I need you to call this number.

OBrady tried to beg off the new assignment, but Jenna was insistent. So OBrady called the number she gave him on his satellite phone, and a man answered.

Next thing he knew, he was talking to Paul Simon.

OBrady, it turns out, had posted on Instagram about listening to Graceland in Antarctica, and somehow Jenna tracked the singer down.

Simon asked him about the Antarctic chill, what other music he listened to there (his only six albums also included the Grateful Deads American Beauty and Bob Marleys Legend), and, unironically, the sound of Antarctic silence.

Its an old songwriters cliche, but its true the spaces between the notes are the most important parts of any song, Simon told him. So whats that like?

The silence can open a door, OBrady responded, and then theres a whole world beyond that, especially down here where the empty ice goes on forever.

By day 41, OBrady had 15 days worth of food left and estimated he still had 25 days until he reached the finish line. While he carried no scale, it was clear hed lost a frightening amount of weight.

Im looking down at my body and I dont recognize it, he told Jenna that night. Im experiencing rapid weight loss [and] my wristwatch is sliding around on my arm.

He had been eating 7,000 calories a day, including oatmeal and protein powder, freeze-dried dinners and ramen that hed heat up, and protein bars made specially for him by a Wisconsin nutritional supplement company that called them Colin bars. But while he was burning 10,000 calories a day, leaving him already deficient, he would now be reducing his daily intake to less than 6,000.

His hunger combined with the threadbare surroundings and months of exertion began to cloud his thinking.

On his 46th day out, he began to wonder if Rudd, then 35 miles behind him, according to Jenna, who was following his journey via his GPS, might have been a figment of his imagination.

The more I thought about it, the weirder it seemed. Rudds existence was almost too convenient, he writes. Maybe Id needed a Rudd, and so Id created him in my mind.

By day 53, with the end almost in sight, he decided to finish the trek in one massive 40-hour push. He officially completed his journey on day 54, reaching the finish line two-and-a-half days ahead of Rudd.

Before he did, though, he stopped to take it all in one final time, to thank the universe for such a remarkable adventure and to give thanks to the competitor who inspired his victory.

Youre out there somewhere, Lou, and Id like to express my gratitude, he said into the void. Youve pushed me, and made me better for it. I hope your passage is safe.

After accomplishing his goal, he waited for Rudd to complete his own journey, in order to make a statement of respect, to honor a worthy competitor.

When Rudd finally arrived, he looked horrible and radiant at the same time, like the soldier he was, OBrady writes.

On the second night, the two warriors met outside Rudds tent to swap stories of their journeys. Despite the differences that separated us and always would, OBrady writes, we now had a bond that would last forever. We both leaned in and shared a warm hug.

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There's a good chance you just thought of carbs. I mean, the most popular diets out there right nowlike Whole30 and the keto diet focus on limiting carb intake, and they seem to yield pretty legit results for a lot of people. So it only makes sense that if you're looking to lose weight, you'd think to nix carbs from your diet first, right?

You're not wrong...and you're not totally right. Carbohydrates are an important nutrient, and there are a lot of misconceptions about when and how to eat carbs when weight loss is your goal. Also, cutting carbs can be...really hard (pasta! bread! granola!).

Luckily, nixing carbohydrates altogether isn't necessary for weight loss in fact, most people can lose weight without cutting carbs drastically, says Christy Brissette, RD, owner of 80 Twenty Nutrition in Chicago. Let's get into allll things cutting down on carbs for weight loss.

Carbohydrates are nutrients, and they're the most important source of energy for your body, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine . Your digestive system converts carbs into glucose (aka, sugar), which your body then uses for energy for your cells, tissues, and organs.

Carbs are also split into two different categories: simple and complex carbohydrates. Simple carbs include dairy, fruits, and vegetables; while complex carbs include whole grains, starchy vegetables, and legumes.

Your body tends to digest simple carbs more quickly, while complex carbs provide a longer-lasting source of energy. But you do need both types of carbs for a balanced diet, BTW.

Dietary guidelines recommend you get between 45 to 65 percent of your daily calories from carbohydrates , Brissette says. But since everyone needs a different number of calories every day, there is no set number of carbs that equals a low carb diet for everyone. If you know how many calories you typically consume daily, you can do a little math to find your low-carb range: For example, if youre eating 1,800 calories per day, that equates to 203 to 293 grams of carbs per day.

Dropping carbs below the 45 to 65 percent range isnt recommended for most people because it makes getting all of your vitamins and minerals each day far more challenging, says Brissette.

With that in mind, you might have to make some modifications in order to find the sweet spot that works best for you and your weight-loss goals, says Liz Blom , RD, a Minnesota-based nutrition and wellness coach.

In general, you want to get 45 to 65 percent of your daily calories from carbohydrates.

She suggests getting about 45 percent of your daily calories from carbs if you're trying to lose weight, and using a tool like MyFitnessPal to track your intake. If you dont lose any weight after the first week, you can try going lower, says Blom. Conversely, if you start losing weight but begin to feel super sluggish, try upping your carbohydrate intake a bit and see how you feel and how your weight responds.

Its also important to note that the amount of your daily calories that should come from carbs is often influenced by several different factors, like activity level, body composition, age, and existing medical conditions.

According to Danielle Schaub, RD, culinary and nutrition manager for Territory Foods , you might want to aim for the lower end of the carb range if you:

On the other hand, says Schaub, you might want to aim for the higher end of the carb range if you:

Still, you probably want to make sure your carbohydrate intake doesnt surpass 65 percent of your daily calorie intake, says Blom, if you're aiming to lose weight. This will leave less room for protein and healthy fat intake, which will support satiety and other weight-loss benefits, she notes.

The key to maintaining your carb control is to load up on wholesome varieties of carbohydrates, like whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and even dairy products, and keep your portions in check , says Blom. These healthy sources of carbs are also packed with fiber, so they'll fill you up faster and curb your appetite better than, say, pasta and doughnuts.

We already filled you in on the difference between simple and complex carbs: simple carbs are quickly and easily digested while complex ones take longer (but translate into longer-lasting energy).

Some examples of simple carbs include:

Again, simple carbs aren't "bad," so you don't need to nix them altogether. But choosing complex carbs to make up your carb intake more often can help lead to weight loss.

Some examples of complex carbs include:

You can learn more about why these foods fall into the complex carb category in the gallery below. Ideally, you'll be loading up on these kinds of carbs to make up your carb intake each day.

On a very basic level, weight loss happens when the number of calories consumed is less than the number of calories burned. Eating low-carb is one way to get there, but its not the only way, says Schaub. More important than the sheer amount of carbs is the kind of carbs you eat; replacing simple carbs, like refined grains and sugar, with complex ones, like carbs from veggies and legumes, can have many of the same low-carb benefits.

Fruits, veggies, legumes, nuts, whole grains, and dairy all contain carbohydrates but are minimally processed and loaded with fiber and other nutrientsno research has ever shown that eating these types of carbs hinders healthy weight loss, Schaub explains, adding that the carbs found in processed foods like pasta, bagels, muffins, crackers, soda, and candy dont contain many nutrients and are the main culprits for weight gain and metabolic issues.

For example, a 2017 review in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health suggests that simple carbs like sugars and sweeteners may increase a populations rate of obesity, where complex carbs like whole-grain cereal may contribute to an overall decrease in obesity rates.

Aside from the difference in health benefits between simple and complex carbs, Schaub says there are two other ways a low-carb diet can lead to weight loss. First, it prevents spikes in blood sugar while also improving insulin sensitivity. This means youll feel hungry less often and be less likely to store energy as fat. A 2018 study in the British Medical Journal found that a low-carb diet increased the amount of caloric energy expended, making it a potentially reliable way to treat obesity (especially if you have high levels of insulin).

When you limit carbs, youre also more likely to get more of your daily calories from protein and fat instead, both of which are more filling than carbs. You may eat fewer calories overall because youre more satisfied by what you are eating, says Schaub.

For sure. Some people report feeling better on a lower-carb diet, while others feel exhausted and cant function well. Carbohydrates are also known to boost athletic performance, especially at a high intensity.

Athletes need carbohydrate-rich foods before training to store more glycogen in their muscles to fuel their working muscles. They also need a source of quick-burning carbs during intense exercise or endurance exercise, and more carbs after exercise to replenish and recover, she says.

Also important: Eating too few carbs (under 100 grams a day) could possibly impact your memory, according to the Institute of Medicine per the USDA. Drastically slashing carbs may also have a impact on your mood, per Brissette.

Carbs are your brains preferred energy source, and they boost the release of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that lifts your mood and makes you feel happy, Brissette says. Thats why low-carb diets are associated with a higher risk of depression.

Rather than going right to a very low-carb diet such as the keto diet to lose weight, Brissette encourages her clients to start by emphasizing minimally processed complex carbs, reducing portion sizes, and increasing the amounts of non-starchy vegetables theyre eating.

The bottom line: There is a healthy range of carb consumption, theres no one-size-fits-all recommendation for exactly how many to eat every day. You have to consider your lifestyle, age, and overall health when figuring out the right number for you.

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Good evening, good morning, wherever you are. A huge boxing event, a huge sporting event: a classic match-up between a power puncher and a classy boxer. They fought to draw last time out, you can make a great case for each of them to go one better tonight, and the eyes of the sporting world are on this.

Here is our chief sportswriter Paul Hayward, who is in Las Vegas.

The best way to explain it is to list the fightersTyson Furywill joinif he seizes the most prestigious belt in boxing: the World Boxing Council heavyweight title, which shines brightest in the neoncity.

Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Ken Norton, Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and nowDeontay Wilder, who has owned it since Jan 17, 2015. Modern boxing is littered with titles but this one has retained its allure and authenticity.

Tyson Fury can join the greats but needs to avoidDeontay Wilder'sAlabama hammer

Meanwhile, our boxing correspondent Gareth A Davies sets the scene here.

The truth is that the margins are on a knife-edge. The styles of the two men are utterly converse, and the result wholly unpredictable. Yet we know this: Fury is leagues above Wilder as a pure boxer, with skills defying his 6ft 9ins, 19st physique. In the other corner, Wilder has power in his hands which is far above that which can be mustered by Fury. The American has an equalising punch in both fists.

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder come together in clash of styles which will crown heavyweight king

The fight is being shown on BT Sport Box Office in the UK, if you fancy that, or you can obviously follow the action with us here on this blog for the attractive price of zero pounds and zero pence.

That's Paul and Gareth, what do some other experts thinks is going to happen?

Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 predictions:Who the experts think will win

One man who will surely be paying more than the average amount of interest in the evening's action is Anthony Joshua. Here's what the other heavyweight champion thinks:

I think Fury wins. I said it. I think the man that nearly done it the first time wont get it wrong the second time.

I think that he came close the first time to the point of a draw, it wasnt like a 12-round masterclass then got battered in the 12th and that just separated it.

It was a draw, it was that close. So I just think Tyson Fury is going to correct his wrongs and come back and win.

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By the year 2000 all children will enter school ready to learn.

National Education Panel, 1991.

Like other well-intended programs that set overly optimistic goals, Ready to Learn fell short. A headline from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in March 2019 shows how far short it fell: Nearly half of Floridas children are not ready for kindergarten.

Florida is not unique in failing to reach the goal.

A project sponsored by the Center for Children and Families of the Brookings Institute in 2012 found that while 75% of children from moderate income and higher income families were ready for school at age five, just 48% of poor children were.

Why is that a big deal? Theyre 5 years old. They will catch up, right?

According to Deborah Stipek, former dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, Childrens skills at the beginning of kindergarten strongly predict their achievement throughout their schooling.

Speaking at the Clergy Consortium for Education and Anti-poverty in the City of Winston-Salem in January, Don Flow said, For children born into poverty, reading on grade level by third grade dramatically increases their likelihood of escaping poverty.

If that sounds extravagant, consider a study funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that found that 16% of children who were not reading proficiently at the end of third grade did not graduate from high school. That number ballooned to 35% for children who were poor and lived in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty.

Put simply: Too many children who start behind never catch up.

Why are some children not ready for kindergarten?

The Brookings Institute project found that the key influences on school readiness include poverty, preschool attendance, parenting behavior, parents education, maternal depression, prenatal exposure to tobacco, and low birth weight.

What is striking about the factors that influence a childs readiness for kindergarten is that, with the exception of universal pre-kindergarten, none of them fall within the purview of the public school system.

Who is addressing the factors that influence a childs prospects before she or he begins school?

That was a rhetorical question when I asked it, but Claudia Barrett, executive director of Imprints Cares, answered quickly, We are.

Imprints Cares most intensive program uses materials provided by Parents as Teachers, which promotes optimal early development, learning and health of young children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers. (My emphasis.)

If it is true and common sense says it is that the parent is the childs first teacher, it stands to reason that preparing children, especially children from low income families, for school begins with the parents and the home.

Imprints Cares family educators commit to visiting families twice a month from pregnancy to the time the child enters kindergarten, providing information on child development and parenting strategies, as well as connecting them to resources in the community. Last year the family educators made 3,000 home visits and gave 14,000 age-appropriate books to children.

Imprints Cares is not the only local agency that is tackling school readiness.

Smart Start Forsyth County administers the NC Pre-K Program in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.

Family Services promotes school readiness through Head Start and Early Head Start, which offer low-income families access to early learning and child development programs.

Nurses in the Nurse Family Partnership visit low income families regularly for the first two years of the childs life.

Together programs like these have begun to make a dent in the problem.

Research at the University of Virginia compared children who entered kindergarten in 1998 with children who entered in 2010 and found that students in 2010 entered kindergarten substantially more proficient at both math and literacy skills. Increases in academic skills over this period were particularly pronounced among black children.

Still, it is estimated that 48% of children in Forsyth County are not ready to go to school at age 5.

The potential loss to society in terms of the unrealized contributions of a substantial percentage of our children is staggering. The potential loss to the children is heartbreaking.

The strength of programs like Parents as Teachers their intensive focus on parents and caregivers is also their limitation. Providing similarly intensive services on a large scale would be expensive.

You know whats expensive? Claudia Barrett counters. Young people who drop out and dont graduate from high school.

Point taken. Like so many social problems, it depends on what we want to spend money on.

Richard Groves is a former pastor of Wake Forest Baptist Church and former adjunct instructor at High Point University.

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Weak Links

To understand these changes, it helps to look to the East Coast, where the 64,000 square-mile Chesapeake Bay watershed touches six states and the District of Columbia. Decades of concerted effort and millions of dollars have helped clean up and protect its network of creeks, streams, rivers and wetlands that flow into the tidal bay.

Experts fear the new rule could undo some of that effort.

Chesapeake Bay wetlands in Maryland. Timothy Pohlhaus / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

State Safeguards

Those states with stronger state-level environmental laws, however, will be less vulnerable.

California, for example, has enacted state laws that protect all its wetlands and ephemeral streams. That means the clean water rollbacks would be less damaging but it doesn't mean that California is entirely unaffected.

Federal funding that helps support water-quality protections in the state would be lost and just like in the Chesapeake watershed there's concern about waterways that cross into California from other states like Oregon, Arizona and even Colorado.

"Ephemeral streams across the Colorado River Basin states and Oregon contribute significant volumes of water to rivers flowing adjacent to and into California," said George Kostyrko, director of the Office of Communications for California's State Water Resources Control Board. "Millions of Californians and hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland in the Imperial and Coachella valleys depend on Colorado River water that will no longer have minimal federal protections."

Will the feds step in if one state's waters start to cause pollution in another? California officials aren't so sure.

"Generally, the Clean Water Act will still require federal agencies to follow state water laws," Kostyrko said. "We have grave concerns about how the federal administration could push boundaries here, though."

Costly Burden, Bigger Picture

The rule was sold to states as a way to boost their authority and give them more control over how waters within their boundaries are designated.

"All states have their own protections for waters within their borders and many already regulate more broadly than the federal government," EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a statement announcing the rule.

Unfortunately, that's not true for states like New Mexico.

"The premise that all states are capable of addressing water quality issues in their state is false," officials from the New Mexico Environment Department wrote in their public comments on the rule last year. "Not all states can implement a robust and successful water quality program without significant federal assistance."

Roose said they originally estimated that around 96% of New Mexico's waterways would lose federal protections. Since the final rule has been released, they're re-evaluating it and believe it may be slightly less, but the vast majority of the state's waterways would still fall outside the scope of federal jurisdiction under the new rule.

For a state with the second-worst economy in the United States, that poses some big problems.

New Mexico is already more reliant than most states on the federal government's help implementing Clean Water Act regulations. Under the Act certain programs, like the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System, which issues permits to regulate pollution discharges from large sources like mining operations, municipal sewage-treatment plants and big construction operations, can be relegated to states. But New Mexico is one of just three states where the federal government administers and enforces the program.

With the federal government now relinquishing regulatory authority to huge amounts of New Mexico's waterways, the state will need to find a way to fill those gaping holes to protect water quality a process that won't be easy, cheap or fast.

"If we already had a built-in program for permitting discharges to our surface waters, then we might be able to pick up that regulatory permitting slack with existing state and rules, like some other states are planning to do," said Roose.

She says the state will do all it can to leverage its groundwater program and other regulations as it begins to work with the legislature to find funding and build capacity for a new regulatory program. It's a process that would take a minimum of three to four years at best, she estimates.

Barring legal challenges that result in an injunction, the rule would be implemented in just a few months.

That means that for years some drinking-water sources will be more at risk, and so will wildlife. In New Mexico this includes imperiled species such as the Gila trout, Chiricahua leopard frog, Jemez salamander, Rio Grande silvery minnow and yellow-billed cuckoo.

A yellow-billed cuckoo in the Gila National Forest, N.M. Bettina Arrigoni / CC BY 2.0

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Learning to keep an eye on cattles health could be the difference in minimizing economic loss.

The Frontier Extension District will host Beef Cattle Health Night at 7 p.m. March 12 at the Overbrook Livestock Commission Company, 305 W. 1st, Overbrook.

A.J. Tarpoff, Kansas State University Extension beef veterinarian, will be the speaker and will discuss lameness and the fact that not all lameness is a foot rot problem. In addition, Tarpoff will speak about internal and external parasites and their control options.

Internal and external parasites are a problem to cattle which can reduce productivity and profitability of a cattle operation. Internal parasites affect the gastrointestinal tract by damaging and irritating the stomach and intestinal lining. The damage results in decreased digestion and absorption of nutrients as well as protein and blood loss. This can lead to further production losses like decreased feed intake, reduced weaning weight, poor feed efficiency, reduced milk production and reduced reproductive performance. Tarpoffs discussion will identify types and symptoms of internal and external parasites as well as ways to diagnose and treat the parasite problems.

Lameness is leg or foot pain that affects how cattle move. If left untreated, this can lead to lost production and animal welfare concerns. There are many causes of lameness, it can be caused by nutrition, injury, environmental factors and infections. It is important that the source of the lameness be diagnosed and treated quickly to reduce or minimize economic loss.

For more information, contact Rod Schaub, Frontier District Extension agent, at 785-828-4438 or by email at rschaub@ksu.edu.

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Despite the approaching winter weather, the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce gathered Thursday night to honor its members during the 76th annual Membership Celebration.

Held at the Marston Pavilion on Camp Lejeune, awards were presented for the Golden Eagle Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, the Civic Honoree, Ambassador and Hospitality Person of the Year.

Laurette Leagon, Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber president, said the region faced a number of challenges over the last year, but emerged stronger as a result.

If the effects of the hurricane weren't enough, lets throw in a cyber attack to your chambers cloud service provider, which left us crippled for several months. But through it all, we as a community survived and we did so through partnerships, collaboration and determination. We celebrated recovery and resiliency with many ribbon cuttings and grand re-openings throughout the last year. Now I believe its a time for us to thrive, to grow, and to prosper, said Leagon.

Tiffany Choice, 2019 Chamber Board chair and senior director of operations for the Jacksonville Mall Chick-fil-A, said the community rebounded from setbacks such as the heavy damage sustained to the Jacksonville Country Club and its golf course and the loss of half of the Jacksonville Mall.

There was one obstacle after another and one point when we did not know if we would be able to reopen, Choice said about Chick-fil-A. It took over a year to gratefully get back to serving our guests. Although there were significant challenges, we preserved just like the other residents of this great community.

The Hospitality Person of the Year was presented to Jessica Eckart, of Hampton Inn & Suites. Onslow County Tourism Manager Salem Clarke said that Eckart had shown great professionalism and dedication over her years in the hospitality industry.

The attention to detail, work ethic, efficiency, and ambition has earned the praise of past and present employers and co-workers alike. In this past year alone, Eckart has received three awards for skills and positive attitude. With great communication, a calm demeanor, and a talent to quickly resolve issues, this professional has managed various stressful situations which is especially beneficial in the hotel industry, said Clarke.

The Chambers Ambassador of the Year award went to Michelle Ennis, of Onslow Weight Loss and Wellness. Terri Bock, owner of Business Solutions & Mobile Marketing, described Ennis as a Jacksonville native and successful entrepreneur who is quick to lend a helping hand to the chamber, fellow business owners and residents of Onslow County.

She has dedicated her professional life to the health and wellness of Onslow County neighbors for more 25 years. This certified wellness instructor is certainly worthy of the title of Ambassador of the Year for 2019, said Brock.

Presenting the Civic Honoree Award, David Heatherly, president of Coastal Carolina Community College, said winners Mat Raymond Jr. and Mat Raymond III of Sanders Ford are regular supporters of Relay for Life, Onslow Womens Center, Onslow Memorial Hospital Foundation, and Onslow County Partnership for Children. He said they continue to be actively involved with the Chamber, especially the Military Affairs Committee in support of the Service Members of the Month.

They have a long track record of community service as stated on their business website, We have worked tirelessly to make a difference and give back to those who have supported us, said Heatherly.

The Marine Chevrolet Cadillac Woman of the Year was presented to Adrienne James, of M&S Sanitation. Former Chamber chair Cindy Edwards said the award recognizes women who achieve the highest level of professional accomplishments and have devoted their time and energy to the betterment of their community. She described James as a United Way of Onslow County Board member who has served on the Emergency Response Team for Onslow Womens Shelter and as a passionate advocate for children as a Guardian Ad-Litem volunteer.

This years honoree is a dedicated, community-driven woman who doesnt serve for praise or awards, she serves because its the right thing to do, said Edwards. She has helped the needy by organizing clothing drives, back-to-school events, feeding the homeless and helping single parents provide a memorable Christmas for their children.

Jeff Clark, CEO of Marine Federal Credit Union and a past Chamber board chair, presented the nights final award, the Golden Eagle Man of the Year, to Ed Garris of First National Bank. Clark said that since 1986, the award has been presented to men who have demonstrated excellence in their profession and have devoted tremendous time and energy to better our community.

Clark said Garris is the recipient of the Governors North Carolina Award for Volunteer Service and has volunteered his time and expertise to 18 different organizations, serving as treasurer five times and as a chairman four times.

I have served with him on several boards, including the Chamber Board, Executive Committee and Military Affairs Steering Committee and the Jacksonville Onslow Economic Development Board, which he chaired. This man was not only faithful to these boards and committees, but he brought insight and sometimes just good old fashioned common sense to the table when it was most needed said Clark.

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Dylan Wisman stood up at the center of the mat and quickly shook the hand of Arizona States Zahid Valencia, the No. 1 wrestler in the country at 184 pounds. He walked back towards the Tigers bench to the sound of a Hearnes Center crowd roaring in approval, despite the ref having raised Valencias hand, not his.

Wisman a respected grappler in his own right, ranked as high as No. 14 in the country at the beginning of the season went toe-to-toe with Valencia for seven minutes and lost, 14-10. That result stuck with Missouris redshirt senior from Winchester, Virginia, much more than the standing ovation he received.

It was cool and all, but I mean, I still lost, Wisman said. Its nice to have a close match like that, but its still a loss. Kinda just put some fuel in the tank, realizing theres little things I gotta get back in the room and start working on.

While many wrestlers will work almost exclusively to defend when they face a top-ranked opponent, Wismans game plan couldnt have been further from that. He was constantly attacking Valencia, draining the defending national champions energy and controlling the tempo of the match.

He also seemed to fluster Valencia, who was noticeably chippier than usual. The ASU redshirt senior won the match due to a run that began at the end of the second period and ended at the beginning of the third, but he didnt do it without a significant fight.

I could tell he was getting frustrated, so I just continued to stick with my game plan of riding him tough, making him work for every point, Wisman said.

Wisman made it clear that he wasnt intimidated whatsoever by Valencias ability or reputation. When he approaches matches like these, he treats them as if theyre any other bout.

I really dont care about what youre ranked in the country or what people say about you, Wisman said. If someone has high expectations of someone else, well, Im just gonna go out there and prove to you that thats just what you think of someone.

Close losses to top opponents have been a theme for Wisman in an up-and-down senior season. His ranking has dipped slightly from its mid-teens starting point, with most publications placing him in the twenties. Per wrestlestat.com, the seven wrestlers who have defeated Wisman this year make up an average ranking of 12.3. He has lost to each of the top three wrestlers in his weight class by a combined margin of 10.

Despite the defeats, Wismans strongest supporter is Tigers coach Brian Smith, who has called him out for positive reasons in two consecutive post-dual press conferences.

Hes just putting it together with week after week after week of good practices, and thats what its about, Smith said. The way hes getting in the practice room and working the little details that he does right. His mindset is I dont care anymore; Im going and competing hard.

That mindset translates to the Hearnes Center mat in the form of refusing to give up two points after failing on a shot, which was an example from the Valencia bout that Smith used. The coach of 21 years has also lauded Wisman for his attitude towards his time at Missouri nearing its conclusion.

Sometimes as a senior, you get that urgency that this could be my last, this is my second-to-last match at home, Smith said. I wish more of our guys that are younger would wrestle with that.

Its more so just making the most of every moment, Wisman said. I only get so many more practices in this room, and I only get one more chance at wrestling at Hearnes, so Im just making the most of every opportunity and not holding anything back.

That urgency will play well in an NCAA Tournament that a Wisman doesnt just believe he can win, but expects to win. In fact, the losses to highly ranked opponents may prove to be beneficial come March, when Wisman will face many of those grapplers again. Valencia, in particular, is a likely opponent, and to say that Wisman is looking forward to a rematch with the top-ranked Sun Devil is a massive understatement.

I pushed him the whole match, Wisman said. I wore him out, got him pretty tired. Well probably end up having to run into each other at the national tournament, and I think thatll be something thats in his mind, knowing that he doesnt want to have to face me again.

Edited by Eli Hoff | ehoff@themaneater.com

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