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THERE are growing fears for David Pocock’s longevity in the game, as the champion Wallabies flanker battles to overcome lingering neck issues.
On Friday morning, the star Wallaby was ruled out of Saturday’s Test against the Springboks because of the injury.
The issue came to a head during Bledisloe II at Eden Park, as All Blacks prop Owen Franks illegally cleaned the breakdown specialist off the ball by grabbing his neck and slinging him to the ground.
Even before the obvious neck roll — which under World Rugby protocol is supposed to be a minimum yellow card offence — Pocock was seen clutching at his neck throughout the Test in Auckland.
But the incident, which was surprisingly deemed OK by the World Rugby citing commissioner, undoubtedly has left the Wallabies fuming behind the scenes.
Following the Test, Pocock told reporters of the continual pain he was suffering — a price he pays as the game’s No 1 breakdown exponent.
He did not reveal the exact nature of the neck injury.
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“You feel it after games and it’s not something you probably want to think too much about,” Pocock said.
“It’ll be sore but hopefully it’s nothing serious.
“It’s something the refs had said they were going to really sort of look at.”
Yet, even after a week’s break, Pocock is still experiencing pain.
At 30, he is by no means old.
But the severity of Pocock’s injury issues can’t be downplayed, especially in light of the shock retirement of Wales great and former British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton, who at 29 called time on his glittering career earlier this year.
“Unfortunately after a long period of rest and rehabilitation the decision to retire from rugby has been made with my health and wellbeing as a priority,” Warburton said.
“My body is unable to give me back what I had hoped for on my return to training.”
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika revealed Pocock had not been able to participate in contact sessions in the lead up to their crunch Test against the Springboks in Brisbane on Saturday.
“His neck, he’s struggled with it,” Cheika said.
“He hasn’t done a lot of contact work this week, which is always not good when you’re going into a big game like this.”
While Cheika initially didn’t hesitate in naming Pocock for the blockbuster Test, he said his teammates needed to do more to protect him.
“He wants to play at all costs,” Cheika said on Thursday, before he was ruled out a day later.
“I think he’s got enough experience to leave him off the odd session here or there — to understand that come game time, he’ll be ready.
“He’s had a week off and if he wasn’t right, I don’t think we’d be putting him out there.
“He’s still got a couple of days to go.
“We want him to mend a little bit.
“He’s been running, but he hasn’t done any contact work yet.
“Also, if he plays, we’ve got to make sure that we protect him a little bit more.
“He’s taking a lot of action to his head and neck and we need to protect him a bit more if he’s out there.”
Asked whether he had spoken to Saturday’s referee Glen Jackson about protecting Pocock, Cheika said he wasn’t in “charge of them.”
It’s not the first time Pocock has been troubled by neck complaints.
His Brumbies coach Dan McKellar spoke out about opposition targeting Pocock’s neck this season, as they used any means possible to shift the backrower from the breakdown.
“The big one for me is the neck roll on Poey,” McKellar said after the Brumbies’ win over the Hurricanes in June.
“That’s just dangerous.
“We see Israel (Folau) get suspended for an accidental collision in the air and then we’ve got one of the world’s best flankers with his head over the ball and twisted in an awkward (position) and (nothing),” McKellar said.
“It’s really dangerous and we’ve got to start to come down on those sorts of actions…
“It’s easy for us to sit back and make decisions or make comment in hindsight, it’s certainly tough for them (referees) but those clear and obvious ones you want to see acted on.”
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Speaking on Fox Sports’ Kick and Chase on Wednesday, former Wallabies backrower Stephen Hoiles expressed his concern over Pocock’s longevity in the game because of the attention he was receiving from opposition.
“At Poey’s age — like he’s still a young man, he’s got a lot of footy to play — it’s one of those injuries that if you’re starting to talk arthritic neck and old man’s neck, that’s a concern,” Hoiles said.
While Hoiles repeated his stance from last month, where he said at halftime in Bledisloe II that he was happy for referees not to send players to the sinbin for neck rolls, he expressed surprise that Franks wasn’t later cited and suspended.
“I don’t think someone should have been sinbinned in that Eden Park game because we’re always talking about keeping an even contest,” Hoiles said.
“But I’m really surprised that that stuff wasn’t sanctioned at all post game.
“That’s deliberate play on the neck because the guy’s that good on the ball that the only way to get him off is to grab his neck, which is illegal.”
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Pocock’s teammate, Nick Phipps, who is rooming with the Test No 8 ahead of the Springboks Test, also expressed his surprise that the incident from Eden Park had been overlooked.
The quick witted halfback is working overtime to help his star teammate recover but also realised the seriousness of the issue.
“He’s my roomie this week, so I’m looking after him,” Phipps said in a chat with the Fox Rugby Podcast.
“Getting him his teas and foot rubs and whatever he needs.
“He’s still a fair bit stiff in the neck.
“I’m calling him Batman at the moment.
“Not a lot of range of movement, but he’s good.
“So many things are policed in rugby nowadays and he’s probably one of our biggest attacking threats over the ball, and he’s just always getting coat hangered.
“I’m pretty sure the laws are still there that you’re not allowed to roll someone out by his neck, and I understand why they’re doing it because he’s the best in the world on the ball.
“But hopefully they’ll keep an eye on that this weekend because he doesn’t deserve to have that done to him.”


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Several pro-jihadist media channels would pay tribute to the HTS military news hound in their social media feeds on Friday, as they commemorated the latter’s effort to provide reports from the front-lines.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader says the government’s economic policies have fallen short and called for a new “resistance economy” to create jobs, piling pressure on President Hassan Rouhani before the presidential election in May.
“I feel the pain of the poor and lower class people with my soul, especially because of high prices, unemployment and inequalities,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in his New Year’s message on Monday.
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“The government has taken positive steps, but they do not meet people’s expectations and mine,” he added, setting out a clear battle line before the presidential vote.
The New Year, or Nowruz, is the country’s most important national event.
Hardliners led by Khamenei have repeatedly criticised Rouhani, particularly for the terms of a nuclear deal he reached with world powers, which lifted economic sanctions and was supposed to boost the economy.
Unemployment stood at 12.4 percent in this fiscal year, according to the Statistical Centre of Iran, up 1.4 percent from the previous year. About 3.2 million Iranians are jobless, out of a total population of 80 million.
“I call the new year a year of resistance economy, production and employment,” Khamenei said in the pre-recorded video broadcast on state television.
Khamenei coined the term “resistance economy” to describe measures to make Iran’s economy more self-sufficient, in contrast to Rouhani’s policy of seeking to open Iran to more international trade and investment.
In his New Year’s message, Rouhani touted the economic achievements of his government and called for citizens’ rights to be respected, points likely to resonate with his supporters in the approaching election.
“What we achieved in curbing inflation [and boosting] economic growth and jobs in the past year was unprecedented in the past 25 years,” Rouhani said in a video message aired on state TV.
Khamenei’s latest criticism came as a number of prominent political figures, including Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the head of a body that selects Iran’s supreme leader, also criticised Rouhani for his economic policies.
But conservatives, who hope to stop Rouhani winning a second four-year term, have yet to identify their presidential candidate.
“Mr Rouhani can’t expect the Supreme Leader to take his side in the elections. The past has shown that the position of the Supreme Leader is more independent,” said Saeed Leylaz, a Tehran-based political analyst who worked as an adviser to former president Mohammad Khatami.
“After this new year period, Mr Rouhani can expect to face a lot of pressure and criticism.”
Despite the lifting of international sanctions, the world’s top banks have refrained from doing business with Iran over fears of being penalised by US sanctions that have remained in place despite the nuclear deal.
This has slowed Iran’s efforts to rebuild its foreign trade and lure investment.
Although inflation dropped to single digits and real GDP grew by as much as 7.4 percent, the IMF reported in February that “growth in [Iran’s] non-oil sector averaged 0.9 percent … reflecting continued difficulties in access to finance”.
“Aware of people’s economic woes, Ayatollah Khamenei is trying to distance himself from [Rouhani’s] government and move to the people’s side, minimising responsibility,” said Hossein Rassam, former Iran adviser to Britain’s Foreign Office.


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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Ms Mehbooba Mufti has alleged the ongoing foundation stone laying spree by the government is aimed at hoodwink public opinion in the run up to elections. She said the incumbent government has declared a financial crisis.
“If the National Conference could not make the state self-reliant in 40 years, how Omar Abdullah seeks another term on the same promise that they could not fulfill throughout the party’s history,” Ms Mufti told a public meeting in Budhal (Rajouri). “NC is still under a wrong impression that people of the state can be taken in by foundation stones of fake projects and tall claims of economic self-reliance.”
She said the party has nothing to show by way of performance and it is now resorting to gimmicks and familiar electoral tricks that it has always enacted. She claimed projected started five years ago are still incomplete and delay is attributed to lack of funds. Even the contractors are not getting their bills paid as the treasuries are running dry, she said.
Mebooba said while rulers have enough for their pleasures and fancies, it is the class of pensioners, casual labours, seasonal and need based workers, who are suffering. “These are all signs of bankruptcy, but still the government is misleading the people by laying foundation stones of projects that are never going to be completed,” Ms Mufti said.
Pooh-poohing Omar’s claims that NC would make the state self-reliant by generating hydro power, Ms Mufti said it sounded funny if it not cruel. “Three generations of chief ministers from the Abdullah family handed over the most feasible power projects to NHPC, without the state getting anything in return except environmental devastation, handing over of large chunks of land and dislocation of people living in the affected areas,” she told the people. “The power generated by our projects is illuminating the lives of people outside the state whereas the residents of J&K have been denied access to it.”
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Effect of branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation on Muscle Soreness following Exercise: A Meta-Analysis
Two articles on PainSci cite Fedewa 2019: 1. A Deep Dive into Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness 2. Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements for Pain & Healing
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Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a symptom of exercise-induced muscle damage that occurs following exercise. Previous research has indicated that branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation may attenuate exercise-induced muscle damage that causes delayed onset muscle soreness, however the results are inconsistent. The primary aim of this study was to examine the previous literature assessing the effect of BCAA supplementation on DOMS following an acute bout of exercise in adults. This review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses), and identified peer-reviewed articles comparing a BCAA supplement to a placebo non-BCAA supplement following an acute bout of exercise. An electronic search of three databases (EbscoHost, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus) yielded 42 articles after duplicates were removed. All studies included in the current analyis were: 1) peer-reviewed publications; 2) available in English; 3) utilized a random control design that compared a BCAA group to a placebo control group following exercise; 4) and assessed soreness of muscle tissue during recovery. DOMS was assessed in 61 participants following ingestion of a BCAA supplement over the course of these interventions. The cumulative results of 37 effects gathered from 8 studies published between 2007 and 2017 indicated that BCAA supplementation reduced DOMS following exercise training (ES = 0.7286, 95% CI: 0.5017 to 0.9555, p < 0.001). A large decrease in DOMS occurs following BCAA supplementation after exercise compared to a placebo supplement.
- “Effects of protein supplements on muscle damage, soreness and recovery of muscle function and physical performance: a systematic review,” Pasiakos et al, Sports Medicine, 2014.
- “Effect of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation on Recovery Following Acute Eccentric Exercise,” VanDusseldorp et al, Nutrients, 2018.
- “Branched-chain amino acids do not improve muscle recovery from resistance exercise in untrained young adults,” Estoche et al, Amino Acids, 2019.
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600 Scraps in Camelot's Attic For Kennedy Dreamers' Bids
By N. R. KLEINFIELD
Published: March 11, 1998
Prancing out of the recesses of history come the big and the small, the Presidential bust and the President's plastic Ace comb. Here are his scribblings on the Cuban missile crisis as well as his Bell System phone card. Notice the Oval Office flags, his shoehorn, a picture of the President with Roger Maris, a Jackie Gleason record album he liked to listen to, his racing sloop, even two pairs of his long johns. (Bear in mind, one pair is missing two buttons.)
On and on they come, some 600 items for insatiable Kennedy buffs -- or anyone thirsting to clutch the residue of times past.
Next week, several thousand people are expected to squeeze into an Upper East Side armory and relive Camelot through their wallets. In the hyperventilated world of vicarious living, the auction of John F. Kennedy memorabilia looms as the latest gauge of the price of homage. Rarely do so many personal artifacts of so mythologized a figure come up for sale in the throbbing memorabilia marketplace.
Who, after all, can forget the buying frenzy of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis estate sale at Sotheby's two years ago, which propelled prices into an uncharted stratosphere? ''Do we hope that lightning strikes twice?'' said Arlan Ettinger, the president of Guernsey's, which is conducting the Kennedy sale next week. ''Sure we do. Are we realistic that things might not go as well? Sure we are. It's an auction.''
Guernsey's, a small auction house that once sold the contents of the ocean liner United States, is to hold the sale on March 18 and 19 at the Seventh Regiment Armory, at Park Avenue and 66th Street. Roughly half the lots are culled from the vast collection of Robert White, an affable 49-year-old former industrial cleaning supplies salesman and champion Kennedy idolater. Public previews of the items start on Friday at the New-York Historical Society.
Already, the auction possesses all the obligatory ingredients that accompany almost anything involving the Kennedys -- grand dreams, intrigue and incessant behind-the-scenes quarreling.
History is rarely tidy, and neither is this auction. A nagging subtext has been a cat fight between the Kennedy children and Mr. White. Almost from the instant the event was announced in December, the Kennedy children and others have raised questions about provenance and propriety, about a lengthy love letter never even inserted in the sale.
Mr. White depicts himself as ''just an ordinary guy'' who happens to possess 100,000 items of Kennedy memorabilia, several hundred of which he describes as ''great items,'' tracing back to Kennedy's baby christening ring. He carries his own money in President Kennedy's money clip, and, believe it or not, is married to a woman named Jackie.
But he now finds himself castigated by some who accuse him of profiteering from objects he vowed never to sell. He and his benefactor have come under suspicion for how they got all this. Worst of all, from his standpoint, he has stoked the ire of the children of the man he has venerated since he was 9.
Mr. White inherited most of his items in the sale from Evelyn N. Lincoln, the vigilant secretary of President Kennedy and a friend of Mr. White who shared his collecting interest and sympathized with his enthusiasm. She died in 1995 and was known as an inveterate scavenger of anything that intersected with the Kennedys.
But the Kennedy family has wondered how she obtained things like Dictabelt tapes that include Kennedy conversations during the Cuban missile crisis and an exchange with Harry S. Truman, which are not in the sale, and other personal items they feel ought to be theirs.
A Hallowed Shrine For Collectors
Like the Jacqueline Onassis sale, the auction is expected to lure the mighty and the celebrated, perhaps the only ones able to confront prices that could veer into the unimaginable. But the sale has also acquired the aura of a hallowed shrine for the thousands of Kennedy collectors who find sustenance by bridging their lives with reminders of his.
It is in this fanciful world of shimmering ghosts that Richard Wilson, a Kennedy collector and memorabilia dealer in Chevy Chase, Md., will go to the auction lusting for the ice cream bowl of the former President. ''I have an ice cream obsession,'' he said. ''I would love to eat ice cream out of the same bowl that John Kennedy ate ice cream.''
Every week, Mr. Ettinger, the auction house head, makes blind calls to people with collections to see if they might want to sell them. About a year ago, he made a blind call to Mr. White. Soon after, he was invited to Baltimore, where Mr. White lives.
Mr. White said he did not wish to dissipate his collection, but he needed money. He said he wanted to create a Kennedy museum to display his memorabilia. Having quit his job selling cleaning supplies because he spent so much time on Kennedy, he had to support his family. ''I'm a regular guy,'' he said. ''I've got two car payments.'' His wife wanted him to dispose of some stuff.
Mr. White agreed to consign almost 300 items to Guernsey's. After Mr. Ettinger announced the auction in December, hundreds of others with Kennedy memorabilia contacted the house. Could they add their own flirtations with history?


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The Legacy of Rush Limbaugh (Podcast)Breaking News
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The talk radio host Rush Limbaugh died last week. He was 70.
His rise to prominence was the realization of a decades-old conservative dream, ushered in by Reagan administration deregulation that did away with requirements for balance on radio and television.
Mr. Limbaugh turned politics into edgy, meanspirited entertainment, tapping into a latent demand for pure conservative talk. His audience was huge, as was his influence on the Republicans. His approach — demonizing opponents, rejecting compromise, embracing conspiracy theories — shaped the party of former President Donald Trump.
Today, we look back on Rush Limbaugh’s career and how he came to have such outsize influence.
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MTV Video Music Awards 2017: Complete Winners list
See who took home a Moonperson tonight!
-- Move over Moonman.
This year, the MTV Video Music Awards ditched -- for the first time ever -- the Moonman in exchange for the Moonperson to award our favorite singers with the best music videos of the year.
"Why should it be a man?" MTV President Chris McCarthy told the Los Angeles Times last month when the network announced the switch.
"It could be a man, it could be a woman, it could be transgender, it could be nonconformist," he added.
Coming into Sunday night, rapper Kendrick Lamar had earned the most nominations of any artist for his video "Humble." He would later go home with the Video of the Year award for the music video.
Another musician who undoubtedly went home a winner Sunday night was Pink. She was named the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award Recipient and Performer this year.
Let's see who else took home a Moonperson at the awards show, held this year at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
BEST POPShawn Mendes – “Treat You Better” (Island Records)Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You” (Asylum/Atlantic Records)Harry Styles – “Sign Of The Times” (Columbia Records)WINNER: Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down” (Syco Music/Epic Records)Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained To The Rhythm” (Capitol Records)Miley Cyrus – “Malibu” (RCA Records)
BEST DANCEWINNER: Zedd and Alessia Cara – “Stay” (Interscope)Kygo x Selena Gomez – “It Ain’t Me” (Ultra/Interscope)Calvin Harris – “My Way” (Columbia Records)Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and Mø – “Cold Water” (Mad Decent)Afrojack ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Gone” (Wall Recordings/Latium/RCA Records)
BEST COLLABORATIONCharlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez – “We Don’t Talk Anymore” (Atlantic Records)DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” (Epic Records/We The Best)D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli” (Atlantic Records)The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer” (Disruptor Records/Columbia Records)Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean – “Feels” (Columbia Records)WINNER: Zayn & Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)” (Republic Records)
BEST HIP HOPWINNER: Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)Big Sean – “Bounce Back” (Def Jam)Chance the Rapper – “Same Drugs” (Chance the Rapper LLC)D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli” (Atlantic Records)Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad & Boujee” (300 Entertainment)DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne – “I’m The One” (Epic Records/We The Best)
ARTIST OF THE YEARBruno Mars (Atlantic Records)Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)WINNER: Ed Sheeran (Atlantic Records)Ariana Grande (Republic Records)The Weeknd (XO/Republic Records)Lorde (Republic Records)
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VIDEO OF THE YEARWINNER: Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)Bruno Mars – “24K Magic” (Atlantic Records)Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful” (Def Jam)DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” (Epic Records/We The Best)The Weeknd – “Reminder” (XO/Republic Records)


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It's earnings season.
Which means it's time to start looking at the companies that are going to report earnings.
The company reported a delivery number of 97,000--shy of CEO Elon Musk's 100,000 goals, and below analyst expectations of 99,000.
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A fake Banksy work offered as a non-substitutable token (NFT) has sold for more than £240,000, or roughly £97.2 million, through the British graffiti artist’s official website at an online auction. The buyer thought he was buying Banksy’s first NFT, even though he was only sniped at, even though he finally got his money back.
The NFT collector, known online as Pranksy, who is in his 30s and does not disclose his identity, believes Banksy’s website was hacked and that he himself was the victim of a carefully crafted scam.
However, the hacker returned the money to him on Monday night, excluding a transaction fee of around £5,000. The British collector called the incident bizarre and believes the hacker may have been frightened.
Banksy’s website published a new sub-page called NFT, which has now been deleted, which contained a link to an online auction site, and the NFT available for purchase was titled The Great Redistribution of the Climate Change Disaster.
After the artificial bid was much higher than the other bidders, the auction ended abruptly, and the amount was automatically transferred to the fraudster in the ethereum cryptocurrency.
Banksy hasn’t made any NDP, and no NFT auction is tied to the artist.
The popularity of the market for non-substitutable tokens almost exploded in February and March 2021. Each NFT has its own blockchain-based digital “seal” that verifies its authenticity and ownership.


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Cotton quantity and quality both decline, textile upstream industry faces big adjustmentRelease time: 2015-09-23 16:28
Standards Group (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. Textile Industry Information: Both cotton quantity and quality drop. The upstream textile industry is facing major adjustments. In recent years, the planting area in the main cotton producing areas has fallen rapidly, and crops such as corn with less investment and less labor are constantly occupying the cotton planting area. In the future, China ’s cotton market under-production will be the norm, and the current pattern of excess cotton supply will be improved . In addition, if the Chinese government can regulate the cotton imports in an orderly manner as needed, it will further accelerate the formation of a new market structure.
Yield and total production both declined "Before July this year, Xinjiang was basically weathered and cotton production was at its best level in recent years. Many farmers have high expectations for cotton harvest. After entering July, high temperatures in most areas of Xinjiang, The highest temperature in some areas exceeds 40 ° C, which is extremely detrimental to the growth of cotton, and the number of cotton bottom peaches and waist peaches is not as good as in previous years. In early and mid-August, not only the high-temperature weather continued, but also windy weather. From late August to now, The continuous low temperature weather has affected the formation of cotton top peaches, and also delayed the time of cotton tart blooming, causing some cotton to appear a lot of green peaches and stiff peaches. "Ma Congbao, general manager of Midong Cotton & Linen Company in Urumqi told futures Daily reporters predict that Xinjiang's cotton output this year is not as good as last year.
The reporter and his team visited Nongzhixin Agricultural Cooperative and Ginning Plant, Xinjiang Zhutian Dadi Logistics Co., Ltd., Yinli Cotton Industry Group, Shihezi Tianyin Logistics Co., Ltd., Zhujiazhuang Community, Beiquan Town, Shihezi City, Kuitun Kangrui Cotton Industry and Huihui. Cotton, Beijiang Nongjiale Co., Ltd., Jinghe County Haixiang Cotton Co., Ltd., cotton and linen supply and marketing company of Nongwu Division, and some cotton farmers, ginners and responsible persons, cotton Brokers and others exchanged ideas and went into the field to take a closer look at cotton growth.
According to the analysis of the situation held by the reporter, Xinjiang's cotton yield and total output will both decline this year, and the reduction is a foregone conclusion.
It is understood that in order to guide the planting structure of crop varieties to be more reasonable, in the cotton planting season this year, relevant Xinjiang authorities have introduced some measures and policies to guide farmers to reduce cotton planting. Some sub-optimal and low-yielding cotton areas have been replanted with other crops. At the same time, due to urban construction and other needs, many areas occupy a part of cotton fields. In addition, due to the decline in cotton growing income in recent years, some cotton farmers have switched to corn, wheat, vegetables, melon, gourds, and fruit trees, which has led to a decline in cotton cultivation area this year.
"In 2014, there were 39.2 million mu of cotton planted in Xinjiang, and this year it is estimated to be only 33.3 million mu. The cotton planted area of local and corps fell by about 15%." Zhang Wenmin, general manager of Huaxin Wanda Futures Cotton Industry Division, told reporters that The planting area is reduced. Under the condition of normal yield, this item alone will reduce Xinjiang's total cotton output by about 500,000 tons. Lafu, the general manager of Xinjiang Zhutian Dadi Logistics Co., Ltd., is a native of Xinjiang. According to him, cotton was planted around the company 3 years ago, and almost no one is now seen.
From Urumqi to Shihezi, the reporter saw the most crops along the way are corn, wheat, millet and fruit trees. In the past, 40% of the land along the way was planted with cotton, and now only 10%. Many farmers told reporters that planting corn, etc. has low investment, high income, low risk, high cotton investment, and large losses.
In addition to a reduction in planted area, yields are also falling. "The high-temperature weather above 39 ° C for two months of July and August was 19 days, which seriously affected the normal growth of cotton. The number of cotton peaches this year was significantly lower than that of last year, and the weight of single bolls also dropped significantly." A member of Zhujiazhuang Community, Beiquan Town, Shihezi City The person in charge of the production of 73,000 acres of cotton fields said that this year's cotton production is measured at 370-380 kg / mu (seed cotton, the same below), the actual output after the machine has been collected is only 280-290 kg / mu, and the cotton single boll weight From about 5 grams last year to 4.1-4.2 grams, preliminary estimates of cotton yield this year are 20% -25% lower than last year.
The reporter saw in some cotton fields that this year's cotton generally does not have top peaches, and the number of bottom peaches and waist peaches is not large. Many cotton plants still have a large number of completely tight green peaches. As the temperature further decreases, these green peaches Peach is basically useless. In addition, the reporter also found that due to weather reasons, many cottons that have been treated with deciduous agents still have jamming, and there are many crooked peaches, which will affect cotton yield and total output. However, in some production areas, due to the management in place and the cultivation of high temperature resistant hybrid cotton, its single yield and total yield are not affected.
Sun Tao, who has been engaged in cotton trade business in Xinjiang for 11 years, said that overall, cotton in Xinjiang has suffered from adverse weather during the later stages of growth this year. Whether it is northern or southern Xinjiang, the cotton yield is not as good as last year. It is estimated that it will eventually lead to The total output has fallen sharply, and new cotton resources will be tight.
The quality of the new cotton is not optimistic. A person in charge of a cotton and linen company in Shawan County told reporters that since the listing of the new cotton, the company has tested the lint length, clothing points, and horse value of 71 cotton varieties, among which the average lint length It is 27.3 mm, which is lower than the middle level compared with previous years. At present, there are new cotton on the market in all parts of Xinjiang. Most of them are hand-picked cotton. The main reason why hand-picked cotton is on the market early is that in order to facilitate mechanical operations, it is necessary to manually pick the cotton in advance.
According to the analysis of the situation learned by reporters in several ginning factories that have been in operation, the quality of new cotton is not optimistic, mainly because the length of cotton velvet is much lower than in previous years, and the length of most cotton velvets is 26-28 mm, which exceeds 29 mm. less. At the same time, the horse value of the cotton that has been picked is generally high, and the cotton clothing has not reached the previous expectations. In order to improve the quality of cotton and make the new lint processed meet the purchasing standards of textile enterprises, this year Xinjiang ’s local and corps ginners have increased their quality management efforts. For example, in order to reduce the “three wires,” the Corps and other departments have treated cotton fields with mulch film. , Cotton picker operation, seed cotton loading and unloading and transportation have formulated detailed operating procedures, and require workers to strictly follow the prescribed procedures.
From the current analysis of cotton sacking in Xinjiang, the Corps is relatively consistent. Most of the cotton has been sprayed with deciduous agent, and the cotton sacking situation of local cotton farmers is quite different. It is understood that the end of September will usher in the peak of mechanical mining, of which the percentage of cotton picking by the Corps in northern Xinjiang will account for 90% this year, and the percentage of cotton picking by local machinery will rise to 60% -65%, while the percentage of mechanical picking in the Southern Xinjiang Region The proportion of cotton will increase to more than 50%, and the proportion of cotton collected by local machines will be around 5%.
Judging from the quality of hand-picked cotton and machine-picked cotton, the quality of hand-picked cotton is better than that of machine-picked cotton, but the gap between the two will narrow a lot this year, mainly because most users of machine-picked cotton are corps and agriculture. Cooperatives, machine mining operation technology has improved a lot compared with last year, coupled with cotton selection, planting, field management and other aspects have done a lot of basic work for the later smooth machine mining, which greatly improved the quality of machine cotton.
However, market professionals estimate that the overall quality of new cotton this year will be difficult to achieve the expected target, which will lead to a limited number of high-quality cotton resources this year, exacerbating the current tight supply of high-quality cotton in the domestic cotton market. In addition, the domestic cotton market will also show a development trend of high quality and good prices, which is conducive to the promotion of fine cotton varieties, guide cotton farmers to regulate and large-scale planting, and also help improve the degree of cotton mechanization.
Rush buying is emerging in the new cotton acquisition market. At present, new cotton across Xinjiang has begun to market, mainly by hand-picked cotton, and machine-picked cotton is only listed sporadically. Because the actual output of new cotton in many areas is not as good as expected, the yield of new cotton has fallen too much in some areas, and the cotton processing capacity has been excessively excessive. After the listing of new cotton, cotton brokers, traders, and ginners appeared in various areas. Raising prices to buy new cotton.
According to the reporter's analysis of the situation of the acquisition of new cotton in Xinjiang, the current situation of the acquisition of new cotton is a bit chaotic. The prices of cotton brokers, traders and ginners vary, and the requirements for the quality of new cotton purchases vary widely. This left cotton farmers at a loss. At the same time, the drop in measured output has also caused cotton farmers to be reluctant to sell and wait and see, which has led to a more complicated situation in the acquisition of new cotton this year.
"The two ginneries set up in Xinjiang were ready for acquisition on September 10, and trial purchases began on September 15. The initial purchase price was 5.3 yuan per kilogram (with clothing points above 40 and cotton picked by hand, The same below), but waited a few days to see the cotton delivery car patronize, but had no choice but to increase the purchase price to 5.8-6 yuan per kilogram, but has only collected more than 200 tons of seed cotton. "A cotton trader in Shihezi City told reporters this year The acquisition of new cotton is more difficult. Cotton farmers and cotton brokers inquire about the market before selling cotton. They will go to a number of ginners to understand the situation. In addition, all ginners are holding the attitude of buying, which makes this year's new cotton The acquisition was not smooth.
According to the reporter's understanding, the current purchase price of machine-picked cotton in Xinjiang is 4.5-4.8 yuan per kilogram, and the minimum purchase price in some regions is 4.2 yuan, while the minimum purchase price of hand-picked cotton is about 4.5 yuan, and the purchase price of better quality has reached 6 yuan. However, from the point of view of the cost of hand-picked cotton and machine-picked cotton to eventually produce lint, the production cost of machine-picked cotton is still higher than that of hand-picked cotton, mainly due to the large discount and loss of machine-picked cotton.
According to the current purchase price of newly-produced seed cotton in Xinjiang, 5.5-6 yuan per kilogram, the ex-factory price of lint cotton in Xinjiang with a medium grade or above will reach 13,000 yuan / ton. Compared with the current Zheng cotton futures price, Zheng cotton futures price is a bit On the low side. And if according to the analysis of the development trend of the purchase price of newly-produced seed cotton, the spot lint price in the domestic period may usher in a wave of rising prices.
Market Demand to Be Started Compared with the fierce acquisition situation of the newly-produced seed cotton market, the current domestic cotton market demand is particularly deserted. Sun Tao said that in the middle and late September of last year, mainland textile companies were very enthusiastic about purchasing Xinjiang cotton, and the settlement price sent to the factory was relatively cost-effective. At that time, a large amount of Xinjiang cotton arrived by steam transportation to the mainland market. The freight is as high as 1,100 yuan / ton, but it still does not affect the enthusiasm of mainland textile companies for purchasing Xinjiang cotton.
"From the analysis of cotton export in Xinjiang this year, the export volume since September is much less than last year, and the demand for cotton export from Xinjiang has dropped to a lower level in recent years." According to Sun Tao, the economic environment is relatively Poor performance, as well as the backlog of products from mainland textile enterprises, coupled with the difficulty of capital turnover of many textile enterprises, have led to a decline in cotton sales in Xinjiang. However, there are still many large textile companies in the mainland that are doing well. They have conducted a survey of cotton production in Xinjiang in early September. The reason why there is not a large number of purchases is because new cotton has not yet been listed on the market.
When interviewing some large logistics companies and cotton storage enterprises, the reporter found that the amount of Chen cotton currently available in the Xinjiang region for sale to the mainland is not large. The first is that many national cotton reserves have been sold or moved to storage. The small and small amount of stock also means that the traders did not have time to ship the cotton; in the end, the amount of new cotton listed was not as good as last year, and the price was more chaotic. The above factors cause the current Xinjiang cotton market demand to look sluggish.
Yang Zhijiang, a senior analyst at China Merchants Futures Cotton, believes that domestic cotton market demand has not yet started, and the market is at an inflection point of warming demand. First, after the price of domestic cotton continues to decline, the price advantage of imported cotton will weaken, and the demand for domestic cotton will gradually rise in the later period; second, the restructuring and layout of the textile industry has not been finalized, and the procurement demand for domestic cotton by textile enterprises needs a recovery time Third, the number of cotton substitutes is declining, and the increase in cotton demand is worth looking forward to.
The reporter and industry insiders learned that due to the recent fluctuations in the global currency exchange rate, domestic textile companies have a weak desire to accept long-term orders. In addition, the Canton Fair will soon be held. Many textile companies want to learn more about market development trends. In the short term, It also affected the sales of domestic cotton, especially Xinjiang cotton.
The new market structure is taking shape. “Because of the decline in cotton output and quality in Xinjiang this year, the lack of domestic cotton market needs to be basically determined this year.” Zhang Wenmin believes that excluding the impact of state reserve cotton sales, if the amount of imported cotton is similar to last year, in the future The market structure of the domestic cotton market will undergo major changes, and a new market structure will be formed.
When investigating in Jinghe County, Xinjiang, and the main cotton producing areas in the Mainland, Shandong, Hebei, and Hubei, the reporter found that in recent years, the planting area in the main cotton producing areas has fallen rapidly, and crops with less investment such as corn and less labor are constantly crowding out cotton planting. In terms of area, the lack of production in China's cotton market in the future will be the norm, and the current pattern of oversupply in the cotton market will be improved. In addition, if the Chinese government can regulate the cotton imports in an orderly manner as needed, it will further accelerate the formation of a new market structure.
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How to Start a Digital Estate Plan: A Guide from a Hook Law Center Estate Planning Attorney
Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) May 8, 2014 – It is increasingly important for comprehensive estate plans to account for assets managed online.
“Traditionally, when someone died without a comprehensive estate plan in place, heirs could use paper records to piece everything together,” said Andrew Hook, a Virginia Beach estate planning attorney. “But now, that is not always the case. Many people are opting to manage checking accounts, retirement accounts and investment accounts online. If those assets are not properly documented, it may be difficult for rightful heirs to gain access to them or even to become aware of their existence.”
Hook recommends consulting with an experienced estate planning attorney to ensure all assets are accounted for in a will or trust. But he also gave some simple steps that individuals can take to get started on their own.
When compiling sensitive information, be sure to protect it. Hook suggests physically hiding a USB flash drive, password-protecting the relevant drive and document or, preferably, both.
Identify assets. Include every account in which there are assets, regardless of whether there are current paper records – this may be changed in the future.
Gather access information. For financial accounts, access information includes websites, login IDs and passwords. Record an explanation of the locations of physical assets.
Understand transfer policies. Some companies facilitate the transfer of assets' ownership to heirs better than others. Inquire about these policies, and if they are of concern, consider moving funds elsewhere. If the company allows named beneficiaries for individual accounts, take advantage of the option. It significantly reduces hassle.
Decide whether if anything needs to be destroyed. Perhaps there is private correspondence or diaries on a computer that should remain confidential until after death. If so, specify this in a will or trust what data is to be destroyed.
Spread the word. Tell a few key individuals – perhaps a spouse, children, executor or attorney – where to find personal digital estate plans and the password.
Keep it updated. When a new account is opened or a password is changed, update access information and records accordingly.
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Saturn’s Largest Moon Seen in Unprecedented Detail
New Surface Map
Because Titan is a hazy world, with an atmosphere about twice as thick as Earth’s, it’s difficult for astronomical instruments to image its surface in visible light.
By creatively combining several sets of image data, however, researchers cut through the haze and create the most accurate visible-light map of Titan yet (above).
Although the new map has a false-color purple hue, the results suggest Titan’s surface would appear a drab gray to human eyes (below).
Images: Planetary and Space Science/NASA

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2 Hour E bike Ride at The Peavine Trail (Popular)
An experience you’ll never forget. Whether you are a bit out of shape, have knee problems or just want to have oodles of fun with friends and family our Pedal Assist E-bikes will leave you with nothing but SMILES FOR MILES.
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- Use of bicycle
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- You must be 14 years or older and be physically able to ride a bicycle
- We call this our “Show Up And Ride” and you will experience the beauty and serenity of Watson Lake and astonishing views of the Granite Dells thru one of our most popular and historical trail. The Peavine Trail is part of our “Rails to Trails” program that allows tourist and locals alike experience this amazing place. Bringing your camera is a most. After you are done we come meet you and pick up the bikes from you. All you have to do is SHOW UP AND RIDE !
Departure Point :Prescott Peavine Trailhead, 1624 Sundog Ranch Rd, Prescott, AZ 86301, USA
Return Detail :Returns to original departure point
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- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infant seats available
- Must be 14 years or older
- Be able to physically ride a bicycle
- Most travelers can participate
- Must be at least 5 feet 4 inches to be able to ride our bikes
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
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- Please wear a mask when picking up your bike and helmets. Thank you
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

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We’ve been hearing a lot of gossip, rumors and outright speculation in regards to Paramount’s new "Star Trek" reboot, which is scheduled to hit theaters late next year. So it’s good that MTV’s movie division sat down to talk with one of the screenwriters for a few minutes.
Lotsa kinda-new info by screenwriter Alex Kurtzman, so let’s employ those handy-dandy bullet points.
- He wants the title to be simply this: "Star Trek"
- "Gone Fishin’" screenwriter J.J. Abrams is directing, release date: Christmas 2008
- "There will be more action in this Trek movie than any of the others."
- Rumors that the flick will be an "early days" adventure between Kirk and Spock were neither confirmed nor denied.
- The goal is to bring in Trek-newbies as well as the long-time mega-fans.
- Matt Damon as Kirk, Adrien Brody as Spock, and Gary Sinise as McCoy? Again, no clear answer, although Kurtzman is clearly a big Matt Damon fan.
- Production designer Scott Chambliss and cinematographer Daniel Mindel will (once again) work alongside Abrams, Kurtzman, and co-writer Roberto Orci.
- Longtime "Trek" controllers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga have no connection whatsoever to the new flick.
- Mr. Kurtzman is a lifelong and passionate "Star Trek" geek, which has to make the rest of the fans feel a little bit better.
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Apple subtly announced vis-à-vis its official Newsroom page that it will no longer manufacture the iPod MP3 music player…
Apple is well-known in the personal technology world for being an innovator. It’s the company that took the business stigma off computers and the one who first introduced the smartphone as we know it today. But, prior to the summer of 2007, the tech organization unveiled its iconic MP3 player in 2001, the iPod. Since then, the device has been synonymous with music. Still, nothing lasts forever and Apple says it is discontinuing the player.
Apple Officially Discontinues the iPod
Apple made its intentions known in a recent product update. The company explains it will continue to sell the iPod Touch “while supplies last,” meaning it won’t manufacture any more units. The tech giant revealed it is retiring the iPod because its functionality lives on in a range of other products, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, HomePod, and Apple Watch.
When Apple first introduced the iPod in October of 2001, it boasted its immense storage capability of “1,000 songs in your pocket.” It lead to an entire follow-on product line, such as the nano, shuffle, classic, and more. But, anything the iPod could do is now readily available through Apple’s other devices. SVP of Worldwide Marketing Greg Joswiak explained:
“Music has always been part of our core at Apple, and bringing it to hundreds of millions of users in the way iPod did impacted more than just the music industry — it also redefined how music is discovered, listened to, and shared.”