As a bulwark against desertification, safflower plants are being cultivated on arid land in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to a regiment of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.Workers from the regiment began sowing safflower seeds on May 1, and will complete the task soon. About 53 hectares will be planted in the Gurbantunggut Desert in northern Xinjiang.Wang Hongjiang, a technician in the regiment, said desert conditions are actually ideal for safflower cultivation."The soil and water conditions there are all good for the crop," he said, adding that workers draw water from a nearby reservoir for irrigation.Wang has been cultivating the thistlelike annual plant in Xinjiang for about six years, mostly in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture."Xinjiang is known for safflower, but it is mostly grown on dedicated agricultural land or along hillsides. This is the first attempt in China to cultivate safflower in the desert," he said.Despite Wang's confidence, it's still too early to know whether the plants can survive in the Gurbantunggut. Results will be known in less than three months: Workers will begin harvesting at the end of July.The flowers and seeds from safflower plants are used in traditional Chinese medicinal products, in vegetable oil and other applications.Xinjiang is China's biggest safflower production base, mostly in Ili, Tacheng and Jimsar.According to Wang, the investment per hectare is 9,000 to 10,500 yuan ($1,418 to $1,650).The regiment decided to plant in the Gurbantunggut late last year in light of suitable soil conditions, weather and a relative lack of pollution, Wang said. More will be planted next year if the crop is successful, he said. montre bracelet silicone decathlontwenty one pilots rubber braceletevent wristbands atlantacustom rubber braceletscustom silicone wristbands no minimum order
Operators responsible for information security, boosting systems against rumorMicro blog operators have been ordered to take responsibility for information security on their platforms and were urged to build and improve work systems, under a regulation released on Friday.The rule, issued by China's Cyberspace Administration, clarifies the do's and don'ts for micro-blogging service providers, in a move to further purify the online environment by strengthening industry self-discipline.We recently found someone posting illegal or improper information - including pornography, gambling and fraud - on micro blogs, which disturbed the order of cyberspace and harmed others' rights, an official of the authority said in a statement. To ensure national safety and the public interest, we made the rule.In the regulation, micro blog operators are ordered to establish and enhance systems of user registration and information posting and review, as well as to use safe technologies and qualified employees to run the platforms.Micro blog accounts must be open only to those providing real identities, and identity verification should be checked by micro blog operators regularly, according to it.Micro-bloggers should be accurately managed and regulated in line with what content they post and how many followers they have, while those willing to publish news must get a news license, it said.Each operator, in the meantime, should set up or boost systems against online rumors, and have a quick response or emergency procedure to fight illegal and improper information, it said.A convenient reporting channel is also a must, it added.The regulation will take effect on March 20.It's the right time for the authority to issue such a rule, and it will be a key guide to regulate the industry, said Zhu Wei, deputy director of the China University of Political Science and Law's Communication Law Center.On Jan 27, Sina Weibo, one of the nation's most popular social media, was ordered by Beijing's internet watchdog to suspend its hot rankings for failing to stop the spread of illegal content.The 'hot ranking' operation is a commercial behavior, but that doesn't mean it can be operated at the cost of posting information that harms juveniles and the public interest, Zhu said.Internet operators cannot only look at short-term interests. Instead, they should take more social responsibility to keep the industry energetic in the long run, he added.Sina Weibo said on Friday that it would strictly abide by the regulation and improve its management ability. rubber band bracelet makerwide rubber braceletsembossed-printed-wristbandglitter silicone wristbandsbest friend rubber bracelets<%2fcenter>
