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To be Critical of Safe Spaces
It is not ridiculous to suggest the absolute necessity of safe spaces. For victims of sexual violence and violence generally, safe spaces serve an important function in guaranteeing the safety of victims of violence. On the other hand, for a victim of sexual violence or some other form of violence or threat, what does it mean to admit an individual whom the space cannot guarantee their or others' safety by such an admittance?
The problem with safe spaces is that they presume inclusion within a context where universal inclusion is almost entirely impossible. The choice comes down to establishing a safe space or establishing a universal space. Both cannot coexist within certain localized sites of struggle.
The fundamental problem is that safe spaces usually defer into a legalistic arena, for funding among other things, that presumes both. Within the law, which reflects only a blurry often times grotesque distortion of the distribution of power, doing so with the codified patina of equal representation, all prima fasci legal entities must be universally inclusive as well as serve their stated goals. Thus, it is this legitimizing function of the state that degrades the real character of safe spaces. Safe spaces are recognized legally as safe spaces only insofar as they are recognized as such by the sate, a condition which either violates the premise of safety or the necessary requirements of universal inclusion. The legitimate safe space is therefore by definition, illegitimate.
To build communities outside the legitimizing functions of state and law have proven, at least rhetorically, to have been monstrous disasters (yet in some capacity, they mark fundamental advances in the struggle). The absolute contradiction of the state against itself, a proletarian dictatorship, proved much too brutal for liberal petty bourgeois reformers to desire a full commitment, a commitment necessary to truly challenge oligarchies and bourgeois statism.
Meanwhile, the Black Panthers reminded the petty bourgeois reformers of what those commitments would have entailed in word and deed. Accusations of patriarchy and abuse notwithstanding, the BPP leaned closer to universalism than safety.
Safe spaces need to convey these inherent contradictions more clearly to the communities they serve. There needs to be an understanding of the problems in such institutions and these need to be communicated to the wider context with minimal occlusion. Often times, this mechanism of occlusion serves as protection against the prying eyes of the state, for it is in the ignorance of the multitudes that the state can carry on in its legitmizing/delegitimizing role and minimize and/or neutralize popular discontent. The answer is to find with absolute precision those channels of information where by the interpretive schema is sufficiently decoded and revealed to law enforcement and statist mechanisms, and here the flow of information must be absolutely choked off. Meanwhile, it is a fundamental necessity that the interpretive schema be as widely available so as to educate the multitudes and increase their consciousness, not fall into a naive and passive trust, and further their autonomous individual struggles as well as the popular struggle.
"The answer is to find with
"The answer is to find with absolute precision those channels of information where by the interpretive schema is sufficiently decoded and revealed to law enforcement and statist mechanisms, and here the flow of information must be absolutely choked off. "
would you like to expound on this bizarre and deluded statement?
lots of stalinists/maoists around lately. curious theyre hanging around an anarchist website. must be their 'cover'
Or how bout the sentence
Or how bout the sentence after it? Naive and passive trust? That's just gibberish.
just stay in east bay and
just stay in east bay and write your hippie shit and everything will be fine. in other words, give up. youve already lost. your 'safe space ' is in berkley with you childs yoga instructor your 400,000 a year job, and your goverment welfare. it is a deep insut to the universe to interfere with a white witch's work. and it will be punished. in eternal return. if i were you id leave well enough alone. IM the one that has to deal with the dead bodies I AM their protector and executor...what you do is of vastly litlle importance comparatively, its just rubbish rhetoric... (to the real world of art anarchism and beauty. THE REALWORLD.
and of statement . do not ever address me again. and if i were you i would stay away from the city. it does not love you. despite recent tech bubble issues, it is still the most open, sensual, european city in the states. it has no interest in the likes of you. keep of that misogynist bpp nostalgia in oogletown, and you'll be fine. then you willl die.
Yes it is ridiuculous
"It is not ridiculous to suggest the absolute necessity of safe spaces."
Very ridiculous. Life in the physical world was never meant to be safe.
"It is not ridiculous to
"It is not ridiculous to suggest the absolute necessity of safe spaces."
Actually it is. Struggle is not a safe space. Revolution is not a safe space. And when it really goes down, everyone will be in the streets, not just your stupid friends and you'll have to cope with that.
As Bonanno says:
"It is never possible to balance liberatory violence with the conditions of struggle. The process of liberation is excessive by nature. In the direction of overabundance or in that of deficiency. Where have we ever seen a popular insurrection hit the bullseye, clearly distinguishing the enemies to kill? It is a blow of the tiger's claws that rips and does not distinguish."
Insurrection is not safe, it is the very opposite of safety. It is the opening of a pandora's box of wild reckless violence. But without opening pandora's box we cannot topple the system, that is the basic insurrectionary line. And yes, as he goes on to say, revolutionaries DO distinguish their targets and that's partly what makes them revolutionary. But the point is that you're aiming to create a situation where there is no control and inevitably lots of bad things happen because without that situation the impossible doesn't become possible. Knowing that all these bad things will happen inevitably, is it worth it? I would say that compared to the daily indignity we're forced to live through, it most certainly is worth it. Some, many of whom believe in "safe spaces," probably don't think it's worth it and would rather cower and cry in a corner and obsess about various friend groups not mixing.
Additionally, I wouldn't be surprised if this is secretly written by identity politicians in the Bay or New York as a prelude to justify yet another tragedy, given that more bookfairs are coming up and that's when these wolves like to shed their sheep's clothing. While I don't want further tragedies and more victims of them, I almost kind of hope their horrific actions become more and more clear and hold back less and less in order to make them continue to lose support and show everyone the true consequences of their terrible politics, so that maybe they will gain less sympathy in the future. In the past year that seems to be the trend, let's hope that trend continues and soon after these people's politics die a quick and thorough death.
EMILE's penis
Thing is 10,000 words long. Whoa, dude!
There is a huge difference
There is a huge difference between saffer spaces and street insurrections. Your argument is ridiculous because of that difference.
Proletarian dictatorship....
Proletarian dictatorship.....raise the consciousness of the multitude....lengthy amounts of academic sounding gibberish that leave me confused what the gist even is....yup Marxist
universality, the state and safe spaces
There have been lots of constructive groups outside of state legal reach, though many had rules (not the same thing as laws): tribal groups; collectives since the middle ages which were resistant to the norms of church and state (Vaneigem); and also secret societies like the Tong (Bey).
Safety is the product of trust and impossible in groups of more than say, 30 persons. (CAE) Throw alcohol and drugs into the picture and it starts to look like a free for all. The safety of an anarchist is guaranteed by her/his group of mates or affinity group, not the state. Anarchist street medics travel with a buddy who helps keep one safe. Frankness is the best form of communication.
One of the facets of universality is the formation of sub-societies and affinity groups, like a crazy quilt that has multiple zones of dark space sewn into its fabric. The state doesn't rule there where the universality is complex. Security culture helps.
Wrong. The answer is realign
Wrong. The answer is realign the fault lines of power, delegitimize correctly. You just spout liberal historical revisions.
actually, there are several other strategies with tactics
I thought power had already been delegitimized. Only a priviledged few still believe in class power or management by a ruling class. what seems to be needed is some serious sabotage. Was reading about Czolgoz yesterday. Mckinley was replaced by someone far worse, teddy roosevelt. its not enough to cut off the head of the monster, you need the hands and legs and genitals as well. but I do like the idea of fault lines. I bet you know what corect means, right?
safe space espacio seguro
safe space espacio seguro secure space seguro lock
now we have this word here, surely it must mean something right
liberty vs security is like treble vs bass
arguing for and against 'safe spaces' is like arguing for and against 'treble' in sound systems. there is always a complementary, reciprocal opposite that will fall out of balance in promoting the one out of the context of the other, and in the case of 'security' it is 'liberty' and ben franklin's view is on target;
"People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both" – Benjamin Franklin
the heads of sovereign states will always, when people are expressing themselves in ways that threaten the status quo, insist that the security of the people must come before freedom of expression, whether the head of state is barack obama, vladimir putin or bashir al assad.
in an indigenous aboriginal community, the balance is everyone's responsibility and this is reflected in the indigenous aboriginal concept of justice aka 'restorative justice'.
the 'western' sense of justice is 'moral judgement based' because of the ego-based conceiving of the individual as an 'independent reason-driven system with its own internal process driven and directed behaviour' that operates in an absolute space and absolute time reference frame, ... an idealized, egotist [European Enlightenment] view of man, organism and organization. this is the foundation which makes 'moral judgement of individual behaviours' logically follow which gives 'retributive justice' as a means of sustaining the balance between 'freedom of expression of the inhabitants' and 'security of the inhabitants' (safe space).
in the western system of justice, since it is assumed that behaviour authorship jumpstarts from within the individual, moral laws of behaviour are formulated and people's behaviours must conform with them. so when a person 'breaks the law' the assumption is that everyone else has nothing to do with this, not the judge and jury, nor the masses of peers from whom the jury was drawn. this is because an individual is seen as an 'independent reason-driven system whose behaviour is fully and solely driven and directed from his internal processes. that ridiculous notion is what western science supports and what western colonizer civilization runs on. whoever is in charge of the 'legislature' can pass a law that says that if you don't accept the supreme authority of the colonizer court and accept the jurisdiction of the supreme central authority over all the land, then your residency permit will be revoked and the land you have been living on expropriated.
what 'residency permit'? didn't you hear, the residency permit granted to you by the supreme central authority that is insisting on your belief in it and your loyalty and subservience to it.
once under this system of sovereign state government, security is always going to be put ahead of freedom of expression. how about the freedom to disregard the supreme central authority and to disregard the mythical 'independence' of the sovereign state? not an option.
moral judgement of individuals seen as 'independent reason-driven systems' or 'separate and equal entities' is built into the western notion of 'government'. in fact, once one assumes that people are 'separate and equal', the physical reality of relations-first, things-secondary is lost and 'organization' becomes something applied to the dynamics of a collective of individuals.
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ...
nature does not manufacture a collection of separate and equal things as is the convenient, economy of thought delivering 'reality' of western mainstream science with its 'absolute space and absolute time' reference-frame-called 'space'.
once one UNNATURALLY splits apart 'inhabitants' and 'habitat', the moral judgement based 'government' follows and the balancing act between 'freedom of expression of the inhabitants' [hey, i don't believe in government!] and 'security of the inhabitants' [hey, i feel safer when you put those anarchist guys in prison]
without acknowledging 'mitakuye oyasin', 'we are all related' [we are all responsible for sustaining balance between freedom and security], we regress to the notion of the 'independent individual' whose behaviour is fully and solely his/her own which then has us formulating lists of 'correct and incorrect' behaviours that can be 'policed' by an adjunct third party or 'regulatory agency'. the regulatory agency, managing the balance between inhabitant liberty vs inhabitant security by referring to rules and principles chiselled into stone tablets, which divides people into angry factions, ... will leave those factions arguing interminably over, ... 'treble is more important', ... 'no, bass is more important'.
um.... there are actually 2
um.... there are actually 2 separate controls for bass and treble (at least on every stereo i have seen in the past few decades), and so increasing the base does NOT reduce the treble. sorry emile-of-the-10000-word-penis, your analogy fails miserably.
you must be the guy that designed amplifiers to 'go to 11'
Health not saftey
As with sex as with spaces
" The anarchists are enamoured with the idea of what they call the 'safe space', it is poetically redolent of Sei Shonagon's swept floor. Or, more accurately, I project this impassioned interest in it onto them as I find it to be the most fascinating anarchist concept since the affinity group... not least because of the impracticability of its implementation. In practice, the 'safe space' is rigourously defined by acts of therapeutic expulsion; oppressive structures and habits are located and systematically removed. But what if the relations which positively constitute the space are themselves sociopathic? What if the anarchists reproduce received modes of domination within the relations that constitute their project's institutionalisation of the 'safe space'?
Of course, it is possible that the 'safe space' is not safe at all, that it is a differently vulnerable space, and subject to other modes of violent irrationality. And it is probable that no space founded on the mechanism of expulsion could ever really be felt to be 'safe'. This would suggest that the 'safe space' might be better generated by other means, for example through a vigilant, or active, tolerance. The purpose of such spaces, their institutional project, would be to realise themselves as structurally incapable of supporting the logics of domination. The 'safe space' would then be better described as the 'healthy space'."
Via Mister Dupont
I apologize, but as a working class guy this is all gibberish. Are you the folks that plan SCA events?
No. As a working class "guy"
No. As a working class "guy" you may have a hard time identifying with the issues here. I have heard of women who have been victimized and turned away from shelters because they could not guarantee their safety and the rest at the shelter from their abusers. I have heard of many people who were so abused and beaten down that to even consider building a "security discipline" meant risking further abuse. Women who have been abused or raped because they were reading an article on feminism. Anarchists arrested, harassed, and threatened simply for downloading tor or a vpn.
A lot of safe spaces tend to have a self congratulatory attitude about their moral crusades but when you peel off some of the layers, you begin to see the dirty side of things and suddenly, the legitimacy of the Soviets doesn't pass to easy lazy criticism.
People talk and talk but most of these people have nothing really to say as far as concrete strategies are concerned. And basically, at the end of the day, you just have to fight. Gaining ground will always be met with resistance.
"Women who have been abused
"Women who have been abused or raped because they were reading an article on feminism."
raped for reading an article?


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Bugs in Rice-Is it still edible?
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- iLoveFood May 7, 2006 01:23 PM
I have a giant bag of jasmine reice I bought a few months ago and it now has these tiny little gray bugs in it. Some are dead and others are alive and when I rinse my rice they float to the surface.
The weird thing is that I had one air-tight container for daily use in the kitchen and another one to store the larger quantity in the garage and both have the same bugs. This has never happened to me before with rice even in large quantities used over the period of several months (normally purchased at an asian market such as Ranch 99) so I assume there was something in the bag when I bought it.
Is this rice safe to eat after I rinse it and see no more bugs float up to the surface or should I try and take it back to Costo...would they even take it back considering I bought it so long ago?
Thanks in advance.
They are an annoyance, just rinse and use the rice. All grains have them, it is just storage that hatches them out. If grains, pasta, cereals,flour, mixes etc. are exposed to the right amount of heat you will have bugs. I have even had them hatch out in freshly ground new chili powder. At one time I thought I was being bright keeping crackers and cereals in the cupboard over my wall oven reasoning that the heat from the oven would keep them crisp. After I had to take the entire kitchen apart and all of the shelving out and get a q-tip to dig out the larvae from the shelf peg holes I almost learned my lesson. What I neglected to do is move the dog kibble from the cupboard next to the dishwasher. After learning, dog kibble is stored in my garage which is always cool being on the lowest level and birdseed is kept in a covered container down there too.
re: Candy
I had done the same thing - keeping grains in the cupboard above my stove hood. Now all I keep there is glassware that I don't use very often.
To get back to the original issue - yes, everything has bugs. I wash rice well and if there are any dead bugs I rinse them away. I have never had a dead bug corpse show up in cooked rice, because even a live bug will float to the top of a pot of water. I do sometimes have to get the last bits out of the simmering pot before I put the top on.
I stop short at bugs in flour. This happens infrequently, and when it does, I toss the flour.
Let's see ... you rinse the rice, and rinse and rinse until no more bugs float out.
Then you cook the rice. And when you serve it, it's MOSTLY free of bugs. Oops - there's one or two in the middle of (what would have been) your next forkful.
How do you feel about the rice, and about your whole dinner after that? It's either going to cast a pall over the whole dinner ("Don't be silly Mom, Sis, Honey ... it's only just a FEW bugs!") or else it's the darnedest new diet aid around (cook something cheap, 'cause you won't be eating it, and it won't look any better the next day.)
Trash the rice and buy somewhere else next time.
Even though bugs add protein...yuck! I would take it back. Don't know from experience but I read on this board that Costco had a reasonable return policy. (I've also read that putting grains in the freezer for 24 hrs after purchase obviates this problem--I end up just storing them there--they last longer).
Not to make you more squeamish, but about 20 yrs ago, there was a special on a PBS station about grains and the way they are fumigated with fairly harsh chemicals as they go into storage, and when packaged. It said the practice was virtually universal in this country. Otherwise, when you opened any grain pkg, it would be infested with weevils, etc.
Grocery stores also regularly spray their cereal isles, because of eggs hatching in packages. Yet another reason to shop at a health food store, where presumably they would not do this.
re: toodie jane
Oh no no no!!!!!!!!! My local co-op so called health food store is where some of my worst weevil/miller infestations have come from. Unless you keep any dried bulk and boxed grain/cereal products from them in the freezer and in tightly closed containers you are going to have major infestation problems
re: toodie jane
If I've ever heard an urban myth, this is it:
"Grocery stores also regularly spray their cereal isles, because of eggs hatching in packages."
That aside people, food is prone to pests. Rice and grains in particular. Storing grains properly alleviates most concerns: keep them in a cool place; keep open grains and pasta, or grains and pasta not sold in airtight packaging, in sealed containers; and only buy a quantity you are likely to use up relatively quickly.
The bugs that appeared in the original poster's rice would probably be a welcome addition in some parts of the world. Here where we like our food hermetic, just rince them off and you'll be fine. The worst that would happen is that your guests would get a little extra protein. Oh, the horror! In the future you can prevent it by storing the grains properly, and not buying more than you will use in a reasonable time.
Food is not the enemy.
re: DanaB
....of course, he could have been lying, but this spray info came to me from a friend who worked the night stocking crew at a local chain grocery....
and, yes, been freezing grain and/or using bay leaves since the 70's. Store in airtight glass jars in pantry. Bugs don't bother me, unless they make a mess in the cupboards. Extra protein!
The responses are amusing. There was a similar thread last year (linked below) where the response was the exact opposite.
Basically the consensus was that rice and bugs go together. Don't be a wuss about it and just rinse the rice and eat it.
Personally, I would toss it. But I'll bet I've eaten my share of rice separated from varmits in any number of restaurants. I just don't want to know about it. Dirty rice indeed.
re: rworange
yeah. And about the costco front, I know they'll take it back. they don't ask when you bought it. If you just have your card, they'll give you a refund on a costco gift card...
The bugs were in the rice when you bought it. At least their eggs were. That's why they're in both containers.
One reason to use airtight containers is so the bugs don't travel among your foods -- from the rice to the cornmeal to the granola . . . you get the picture.
Whether it grosses you out only you can decide, but it's absolutely edible and absolutely safe to eat.
That being said, if it's a new bag you hadn't opened yet, I'd probably return it too (or better yet, start checking the bags before you buy them.) I'm willing to live with minor insect issues as the price of leaving stuff lying around for a while in my own kitchen, but if it's in that condition when you buy it, it's been lying around somewhere for a while already. With things like grains and dried chiles (another common occurrence), I consider it a freshness issue more than anything else.
A ten pound bag of jasmine rice costs what? $10? Without any hesitation I'd chuck it and buy new rice. Considering the lengths we go to to find the best tasting, freshest, highest quality ingredients, why in heaven's name would you want to eat bug-infested rice? Seriously, if a friend served me buggy rice, that would be the last time I ever consumed anything he or she prepared.
re: David Kahn
All rice is buggy. It's a matter of degree. I eat a hell of a lot of rice and buy it in big bags. Before it all gets used up there are almost invariably some visible bugs in it. I just wash them out. This works. The finished rice I eat and serve to guests NEVER has any visible bug parts in it. Looks great. Tastes great. There is no rational reason to throw out buggy raw rice.
I recently discussed bugs in my rice with my daughter-in-law. I remember my great-grandmother putting all pasta, rice and meals in her deep freezer. My grandmother used bay leaves. My mother just bought less rice. I discovered that all 3 methods are very effective, but I've never had bugs in my rice until recently. So, I'm going to start freezing the next rice, flour and meals that I buy.
However, I've solved my present dilemma by using a large strainer to shake out any bugs in my uncooked rice. (Food costs too much to throw away!) I do this over a white paper towel in order to see the bugs. Then I put bay leaves in the container with the strained rice and seal the opening with cling wrap. After that I put the top on the container. I have had no trouble since.
You can, however, simply rinse the rice until no more bugs appear on top. Also, double-check the rice just before it comes to a boil. If any stragglers are left, they would appear just before the boil. As a result, you rinse them away and there'll be no bugs in your cooked rice.
re: al b. darned
As mentioned above, all grains have insect eggs in them they are dormant but will hatch when the conditions are right. There is even a USDA maxmium allowable standard for insect eggs, rodent hairs, bug parts, and other natural little goodies. Do yopu know haw miuch of these critters you have consumed over your lifetime in processed foods? It is all protein!!!!!
re: ospreycove
Sometimes, the less you know....
When my dad traveled to Vietnam, he said you couldn't get any bread in Saigon that didn't have dead bugs in it. It's just extra protein and won't hurt you. Just pick them out. The rice boils, killing any bacteria.
re: sandychannel
re: ipsedixit
That's just sick and wrong, I tell ya... Yet, to my disgust, I actually can hear myself beginning to compose a sort-of "summer-camp" song in my head...
"♫ Amongst all the rice grains--some weevils did crawl... I ate up the rice, though -- Yes, weevils and all!" ♫
re: CLODER1243
And kool aid was called bug juice...
re: sandychannel
They're not bugs, they're features.
re: AsperGirl
That sounds perfectly reasonable
O.M.G. Now I KNOW there are bugs and insect parts and stuff in things we eat. I'd just rather not have to face the little guys eyeball to eyeball.
Personally? I'd chuck the rice and buy some new stuff. Might be a psychological thing, but really, rinsing bugs outta rice and hoping for the best isn't my idea of a good meal.
I've had bugs hatch out of stuff before, and I store pretty much everything in sealed plastic bags (due to an unfortunate carpenter ant infestation 2 years ago, it scarred me for life if you really wanna know the truth).
SO, I'm happy to feign ignorance of what is in my cereals/grains until I have evidence of hatching, then I dump the lot and move on.
Look at it this way, if you went back to Costco to return it, would they put it back on their shelves for resale? And would you buy a bag of rice with active bugs in it? You'd probably shriek in horror and let the management know. Same goes with home storage. It costs virtually nothing to replace the rice. That's what I would do.
Just to give a perspective from another country, in India rice, wheat, flour, dal, etc. very often has bugs in it. Personally, I have found that rice is worst for this. If people were scared and fussy, no-one would eat anything. You just have to do your best to get rice from a good source and rinse/wash well before using.
One good tip is to put all grains, dal, etc. in the freezer for a few hours. Apparently it kills the bugs and then they easily float to the surface when you wash the rice. This was told to me by a friend who got it from her mother and I have used it ever since. Does it work? Well, since I started using it I have never found living bugs in my grains and yes the dead bodies easily float to the top when washing!
re: Muchlove
Bugs in rice, parasitic worms in seafood, rat hairs in your hamburger; .....well who said "Life is not risk free"? Grin and eat it.....(if it is natural and humanely raised)
re: ospreycove
And sometimes when I wash the lettuce I've grown in my own garden, I find small pea-sized slugs. I wonder when I miss one of these creatures and chomp into one if I will eat my own lettuce ever again.
re: Sushiqueen36
Once bought organic broccoli, tossed it into the fridge, planning to wash & cook it in the evening. Grabbed it about 5 p.,m., only to find a large green wormy thing crawling from the bag. Tossed the worm outside, washed the broccoli, and it was delicious.
The bugs are edible. They show up in the cooked rice sometimes if I didn't get rid of all of them when rinsing. I shrug and continue to eat it, think of it as extra protein. :)
"Bugs in Rice-Is it still edible?"
If it weren't, no one in a tropical country or a third world country would ever eat rice, and yet, they eat it by the tonne.
I've had at least a half dozen different types of bugs infest my rice, sometimes at the same time. My rice has also gone mildewy. Welcome to the tropics. Wash it and proceed.
What a great source of knowledge.
We took the decision to throw our bug infested rice prior to looking this up on the web but now realise that was pure folly.
We couldn't understand how the critters got in there as we had previously purchased brand new Tupperware with efficient rubber seals as the problem existed in our older storage containers.
The sight of the containers having bugs in our state of the art, nuclear bomb proof and anti germ warfare hermetically sealed containers made us feel unclean, but more importantly, confused how nature could play us such tricks.
Rather than fight it, we'll take the advice and use nature to enhance us by utilising the bay leafs and the freezer methods.
It also reminded me of old sea salts who used to eat their biscuits at night. They knew weevils were in their prized bickies but they knew they would provide a source of protein and therefore keep the scurvy at bay!!!
re: Andypbs3
I wouldn't be at all surprised if the bugs were *in* the bag when you bought it. Or bug eggs, anyway. They are when I buy my rice. And lentils and dried beans and other foods.
re: Andypbs3
Scurvy is caused by a Vitamin C deficiency so it wasn't Scurvy that it kept at bay it was hunger.
If you have the space, storing rice, flour, and other such things in the freezer or fridge is a good idea. Keeps it fresh and no little buggies. When this happened to my 20lb bag of rice, I just cooked it up and mixed with the dog food. They loved it!
When I lived in the tropics (Hawaii), I adopted a practice I learned from friends from India. Buy rice in bags small enough to go in my freezer. Toss them in there for a day or two. Then, after full defrosting, store in tightly lidded containers. That at least kills any bugs (and their eggs) that already may be in the rice, and in the tropics, there usually are some. As for getting them out of the rice, that's why you should wash it carefully every time. Live or dead, they usually float away. Eating them won't hurt you. There probably are minuscule amounts of animal protein in every bowl of rice or beans, or loaf of bread, you've ever eaten. Prolonged freezer storage can make dried foods taste funny.
I experienced my first encounter with larvae in my stored rice this morning. I thought they were husked rice mixed in with the white until they started to move. I almost freaked out but kept calm and threw it out. I stored the rice in a large tin can for about 6 months so I don't think these bugs had a chance of getting inside the tin can. My conclusion is: rice and grains are infested with larvae eggs and if not eaten within a reasonable time, they will hatch. I've eaten rice since the day I was born and hadn't come across this situation before. I'll need to change my mindset about rice and accept the fact that I am eating unhatched larva eggs in the mix. I've done it for years without knowing it, and I'm still alive.
re: Plainer
Perhaps it is why you are still alive.
Yes it probably is if you rinse it thoroughly. We had a close call with a bag of rice in which the larvae turned into pantry moths. Now I keep every edible thing in a tupperware and I freeze my rice for a week before I put it in the pantry, in plastic in a tupperware.
I think I lucked out because I have not seen another moth for almost a year. If allowed to spread it can be very difficult to get rid of them. The key is to keep the larvae from getting to food.


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*****Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation for Non-Experts, Second Edition. By Howard Silverstone and Michael Sheetz; published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc., www.wiley.com (Web); 304 pages; $50.
No company can thrive without trusted employees, but some die because they trusted employees too much, allowing them to use their positions for illicit gain. The lesson: Trust but verify via accounting controls. Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation for Non-Experts offers an effective primer on how financial fraud occurs, demonstrating the critical need for accounting controls. More important, the book lays out the fundamentals of forensic accounting and the fraud investigation process.
The book is an easy read, organized into two sections. Part 1 provides an overview of forensic accounting, illustrating the prevalence of accounting fraud across sectors, and in companies of all sizes. The authors offer real-world examples of trusted employees who betrayed that trust. In many cases, their employers never recovered from the fraud these bad actors perpetrated. This section may leave the reader suspicious of everyone in his or her company's accounting department, which might not be a bad thing, at least initially.
Part 2 constitutes the bulk of the book, which details how to investigate accounting improprieties. All of the required steps are detailed, from the investigative process and interviewing of witnesses to documentation, analysis tools, and more.
Whether you are a senior executive, a middle manager, an investigator, or a small business owner, Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation for Non-Experts provides what you need to know to ensure that your organization is not brought to its knees by a criminal in the accounting department.
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Houston Astros veterans Wandy Rodriguez, Brett Myers and Carlos Lee are all expected to garner trade interest this summer. While the Astros have been competitive so far this season, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com expects the club to ultimately become sellers. When they do, Heyman believes that the Astros should be able to move at least two of Rodriguez, Myers and Lee.
So far this season the Astros have played just well enough to remain in the picture in the National League Central. However, at 15-20, Houston has now lost three straight and six of their last 10. If this trend continues, which is expected, the Astros could quickly turn into sellers will several veteran players available for trade.
Houston was said to be shopping all of the same players they'll likely be marketing this winter; Wandy Rodriguez, Brett Myers and Carlos Lee. Many were surprised that the Astros only dealt away Mark Melancon this winter and had their other veterans on their roster entering the 2012 campaign.
It is expected that several of these players will end up being dealt this summer, especially considering their solid starts to the season.
Wandy Rodriguez has been one of the league's most consistent starters over the past half-decade. The left-hander is off to a hot start for the Astros, posting a 1.99 ERA and sub-1.00 WHIP over his first eight starts spanning 54 1/3 innings.
If Rodriguez is traded he will likely be owed $26 million over the next two seasons on top of what he has remaining of his current $10 million 2012 salary. Still, the Astros are likely to find a taker for Rodriguez this summer.
Converted closer Brett Myers blew his first save opportunity of the season Sunday. Still, Myers has been impressive as Houston's finisher this season, maintaining an ERA and WHIP of 1.42 and 0.79 over his 12 2/3 innings pitched. Myers is owed $11 million this season and has a $10 million option for 2013 which includes a $3 million buyout.
Though Carlos Lee is the only player of the three whose current contract is up following the 2012 season, El Caballo could be the hardest of the trio to move. Earning $18.5 million this season, Lee's numbers have continued to decline. Over his 123 at-bats for the Astros, Lee has posted an OPS of .738 while manning first base.
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One night after losing to the Albany Devils, the Rochester Americans are right back at it. This time against divisional rivals, and division leader Toronto Marlies.
The Marlies hold a two point advantage over the Rochester Americans in the standings, and have a one game advantage remaining on the schedule.
A win tonight for the Amerks could pull them within a tie for points, and make it easier for the Amerks to unseat the Marlies.
Last season ended with the Marlies leading the Amerks, but the Rochester Americans were much lower in the league standings. While the same thing could happen this year, Rochester looks to pass their Northern rivals and claim one of the three top spots in the Western Conference.
The positive storylines coming out of Rochester despite the Americans losing in regulation for the first time in March is the play of Mark Mancari. Mancari now has points in his last eight games, twelve in total over that span as he continues to lead the Rochester Americans and rise in the standings of the American Hockey League leaders.
Mancari is tied for third in points in the American Hockey League. He is 28th in goals, his points mainly coming in helpers.
Expect David Leggio to start in net, it will be his 51st start of the season.
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6th Sexual Assault In Two Years Reported At Delta College
Authorities say another female student has been sexually assaulted at Stockton's Delta College campus.
Detectives Searching For Serial Rapist After Another Victim Attacked
A serial rapist who attacked two women along Interstate 80 during the last four months struck again on Tuesday, say authorities.
Paraplegic Rape Victim Needs New Home For Her Dog
There's little room at her brother's home, as his family has dogs too. To make room, she's agreed to give up her longtime companion, a terrier mix named Gus Gus.
Brother: Woman Allegedly Raped In Wheelchair Has Led Life Of Tragedy
Deputies say Abraham Arroyo broke into her apartment and sexually assaulted her. Paralyzed from the waist down, she couldn't fight back.
Man Arrested In Connection With Sexual Assault Of Paralyzed Woman
A suspect is behind bars, accusing of a brazen sexual assault that left a wheelchair-bound woman unable to defend herself. Police say the man attacked the 62-year-old woman inside her own home.
Investigators Say Serial Rapist Could Be Behind Attack On Tuesday
Investigators say the man who raped a woman along a busy Sacramento road on Tuesday may be a serial rapist, preying on random young women.
Sacramento Sheriff Releases Composite Sketch Of Sexual Assault Suspect
Sacramento sheriff's deputies are seeking the public's assistance identifying a male suspect accused of sexually assaulting a woman Tuesday.
Davis Police Release Sexual Assault Suspect Sketch
Davis police have released a suspect sketch of a man wanted for an attempted sexual assault last month.
Would-Be Attacker Thwarted By Victim Who Fought Back Against Davis Sexual Assault
The woman was able to kick her attacker and run away to call police. But her would-be rapist is still on the loose.
Man Faces Life In Prison For 'Prank' Sex Attack
A former Northern California high school student who defended the attempted rape and kidnapping of a teacher as a "prank" failed to persuade a jury, which convicted him on all charges.
Delta College Cameras Not Installed After Five Reported Sexual Assaults In Two Years
Women attending Delta College are worried about more than their next test as police investigate yet another sexual assault on the campus.
UPDATED: Woman Sexually Assaulted Along Watt Avenue While Walking To Work
One lane of northbound of Watt Avenue near Business 80 was closed on Thursday morning due to a sexual assault investigation.


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Chayes said. "So there's a lot of work on game theory models for the growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web."
In fact, Chayes, Borgs, and collaborators have shown how math that is similar at least in spirit to a game theory approach can explain the emergence of preferential attachment in an evolving network (rather than merely assuming it, as Barabási and Albert did). It's a matter of minimizing the costs of competing considerations—the cost of making a connection, and the cost of operating it once it has been made. (It's kind of like buying a car—you can get a cheap one that will cost you more to keep running, or shell out more up front for high performance with low maintenance.) That trade-off can be viewed as a competition between different network structures, and the math that forecasts minimum cost also predicts that something like preferential attachment will describe the network's evolution.
More explicit uses of game theory have been called on to explain the evolution of other kinds of networks. A popular use of network models, for instance, is in making sense of the mess of chemicals interacting inside living cells. The interplay of thousands of proteins ends up determining how cells behave, which is often a matter of life and death. Game theory can help explain how those biochemical networks evolved into their current complex form.
Biologists would, of course, naturally assume that cellular metabolism should evolve to reach some "optimal" condition for fueling cell activity most efficiently. But what's most efficient? That depends on the environment, and the environment includes other species evolving toward optimality. "Thus, by evolving towards optimal properties, organisms change their environment, which in turn alters the optimum," note computational biologist Thomas Pfeiffer and biophysicist Stefan Schuster.10 And that is just the sort of dynamic for which game theory—particularly evolutionary game theory—is optimal. For example, a key molecule in the network of cellular chemistry is ATP, which provides the energy needed to drive important metabolic processes. ATP is the product of a chain of chemical reactions. To stay alive, a cell needs a


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- Interviewer: What American artist would you like to collaborate with?
- Tablo: I would like to collaborate with the youngest of the Jonas Brothers. Not on music. I would like to make a humongous pizza with him. Like, take a lot of dough, and shape that into the biggest pizza you've ever seen.
- Interviewer: Why is that?
- Tablo: I don't know, he just looks like a guy that would be really good at making pizza.
- Interviewer: Pet peeves?
- Tablo: My pet peeve is that I'm not a member of the Jonas Brothers. I could pretend to be their brother, but people could tell.
- Interviewer: They have purity rings, they can't have sex until their married. You didn't know, now you don't want to be a Jonas Brother.
- Tablo: Well, that purity ring is fine, but that would get in the way of making the pizza. While we're making the pizza just take it off for a second.
- Interviewer: He can't!
- Tablo: We're making a pizza, it's not like we're gonna make love.
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Three-star defensive end Dylan Jackson, who is committed to the Tennessee Volunteers, received a scholarship offer from the Stanford Cardinal on Friday.
I just received a scholarship offer from Stanford University
— Dylan Jackson (@Dylan_Jackson79) June 6, 2014
Jackson, a 2015 6'6″/243 lb strong-side defensive end from Maryville, TN, committed to the Vols on January 16. He's rated by 247Sports as the 28th best player in the state of Tennessee and the 41st best strong-side defensive end in the nation.
The Tennessee native also has offers from Alabama, Duke, Northwestern and Vanderbilt.
Vol fans shouldn't be worried at all about possibly losing Jackson. He's a native of Maryville (just down the road from Knoxville) and is firmly committed to the Vols.
If you are a Vols fan, however, it should be very encouraging to see Jackson getting some attention out west. Jackson is an underrated defensive end who has the potential to make substantial impact in the SEC.
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LEE COUNTY, Fla.- The new Lee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nancy Graham says she put two top administrators on leave because it's "what's best for the district."
On her first day on the job, Graham put both Dr. Alberto Rodriguez, the CAO, and Dr. Deedara Hicks, the South Zone Executive Director, on administrative leave. She says they'll be on leave for the duration on their contracts, which end on June 30.
Dr. Graham offered little information about why she made the decision, simply saying she did what she thought was best for the district.
Former Superintendent Dr. Joseph Burke brought both Rodriguez and Hicks to the district two years ago. Graham says that did not impact her decision.
Hicks found herself at the center of controversy, while the state investigated whether she showed up to work under the influence. The state ruled no action against her was necessary. Now, the state is investigating whether Dr. Burke inappropriately suspended that investigation.
Graham's organizational chart will be released on Tuesday, which will show who is in what position for next year. She says she has made changes and eliminated some positions. She says it's all for the best of the students.
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More snow expected this weekend
9:05am Saturday 18th December 2010
UPDATES: Severe weather warnings for London and the south east across the weekend as snow hits.
Chiswick's Yellow Umbrella Day is best yet
9:10am Thursday 16th September 2010
Bigger and better than before – the eighth Yellow Umbrella Day is set to be one of the most entertaining yet.
Husband and wife jailed for immigration scam
2:10pm Wednesday 15th September 2010
A man who masterminded a major immigration scam has been jailed for 10 years.
Girl, 11, dies in freak birthday party incident
11:52am Monday 13th September 2010
The family of an 11-year-old Putney girl who was killed in a freak birthday party incident have said they are "battling to come to terms" with her death.
Traffic chaos as water main bursts
1:30pm Wednesday 8th September 2010
Teen in court over 15 robberies
10:29am Wednesday 8th September 2010
A teenager is due in court today in connection with 15 robberies.
Teenagers in court over church arson attack
1:13pm Thursday 26th August 2010
Three teenagers accused of burning down a church hall as part of a crime spree in Teddington will stand trial at Kingston Crown Court.
Soccer coach's 200ft leap of faith
12:50pm Wednesday 25th August 2010
A soccer coach took a leap of faith to raise money for his football club.
Siblings celebrate GCSE results
3:44pm Tuesday 24th August 2010
It was a family affair for four Isleworth students who collected their GCSE results today.
Rogue landlords slapped with fines
3:11pm Tuesday 24th August 2010
Two rogue landlords who illegally evicted tenants from their homes - forcing some to sleep on the street - have been slapped with hefty fines.
Green makeover leads to drop in fuel bills for fire station
10:30am Tuesday 24th August 2010
Carbon emissions have dropped at Heston fire station after it underwent a "green makeover".
Exam success for Isleworth students
6:02pm Thursday 19th August 2010
Students at an Isleworth school had reason to celebrate after collecting their A-level results today.
School friends celebrate A-level success
5:37pm Thursday 19th August 2010
Two Chiswick school friends will be heading to Cambridge to study the same degree after achieving outstanding A-level results.
Fagin-style crime boss stripped of £100,000 assets
2:52pm Wednesday 18th August 2010
A modern day Fagin-style criminal has been stripped of £100,000 of his assets.
Water restored to homes affected by flooding
10:21am Friday 13th August 2010
Water supplies were restored to homes in the St Margarets and Teddington area last night after flooding hit the area.
Police search for owner of charm bracelet
2:53pm Friday 13th August 2010
Police are appealing for the owner of a stolen charm bracelet to get in touch.
Benefit gigs for Pakistan flood victims
11:25am Friday 13th August 2010
Two benefit gigs in aid of the victims of the Pakistan floods are to be held in Hounslow next week.
Burst water main could lead to water shortages
4:10pm Thursday 12th August 2010
A burst water main in Hounslow led to flooding in surrounding areas including St Margarets and Teddington today.
Work begins on £400k makeover for Crane Park
11:09am Tuesday 10th August 2010
Crane Park is gearing up for a £400,000 facelift as work to improve the green space gets under way.
New name for university
10:50am Friday 6th August 2010
Thames Valley University is to change its name to the University of West London.
Auctioneer launches Marie Curie wills scheme
7:20am Friday 6th August 2010
Celebrity Cash in the Attic auctioneer Tom Keane is to host a tea party today to mark the launch of Marie Curie's free wills scheme.
Centre's month of extreme activities
1:20pm Friday 6th August 2010
A shopping centre will be going to the "extreme" this month.
Fresh appeal for witnesses to fatal crash
3:20pm Wednesday 4th August 2010
Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses to a fatal crash in Chiswick.
Charity calls for runners to sign up for half marathon
10:42am Wednesday 4th August 2010
Mental health charity Mind is looking for 10 people from Hounslow to join its team of runners in a half marathon.
Fundraiser completes charity trike ride for Tropical Zoo
2:57pm Tuesday 3rd August 2010
After battling with torrential downpours and cycling through the night a charity fundraiser has completed a 112-mile trike ride – and is a step closer to reaching his £5,000 target.
HR consultant chosen to shadow MPs
10:16am Tuesday 3rd August 2010
A HR consultant has been handpicked to shadow two Conservative MPs as part of a scheme to nuture the next generation of politicians and community leaders.
Woman, 44, stabbed to death
2:55pm Friday 30th July 2010
A woman has died after being repeatedly stabbed at a house in Hounslow.
Teen stabbed in street fight
4:57pm Thursday 29th July 2010
A teenager was stabbed during a fight in Hounslow last night.
Artist uses her head (and her tongue, and her feet)...
12:16pm Wednesday 28th July 2010
Crowds gathered to watch artist Elizabeth Hepworth turn into a human paint brush for a live-art performance in a high street.
Workers take to the skies for charity
1:15pm Wednesday 28th July 2010
Workers took to the skies to raise money for the Shooting Star Children's Hospice.
Woman, 23, guilty of attempted murder
11:02am Monday 26th July 2010
A 23-year-old woman has been found guilty of attempting to murder a homeless man after slashing him with a knife and leaving him for dead in an alleyway.
Gardening club grows in popularity
6:50am Sunday 25th July 2010
A group of residents has come up with a solution to long allotment waiting lists by setting up their own gardening club to make use of limited green spaces.
Campaigners take free travel fight to mayor
6:50am Saturday 24th July 2010
A 1,000-signature petition was handed to the council after a woman with learning difficulties was denied free travel.
Police probe mystery car park death
11:02am Friday 23rd July 2010
Police were today investigating the death of a man found slumped in a car outside a pub.
Hounslow and Brentford Times and Chiswick Times ceases publication
11:14am Friday 23rd July 2010
Today is the last edition of the Hounslow and Brentford Times and the Chiswick Times.
Tribute is poetry in motion
10:40am Friday 23rd July 2010
A family celebrated the life of a close friend by taking part in a 10k run for charity.
Family say goodbye to Kajil
1:40pm Thursday 22nd July 2010
The family of a budding lawyer who drowned trying to rescue her young cousin are preparing to fly to India to scatter her ashes.
Sharing the wealth
4:45pm Thursday 22nd July 2010
A business man how quit his job to help African women work their way out of poverty has been shortlisted for the Alternative Rich List.
Spelbound gymnasts leap to more glory
6:16pm Wednesday 21st July 2010
Gymnasts from Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound may be known for their gold spray-tan, but now they have some gold medals to go with it.
Community activities launched to 'boost well-being'
11:35am Wednesday 21st July 2010
The chance for people to learn more about growing food and boost their well-being is now on offer at Chiswick House Gardens.
Into the wild at park
11:18am Wednesday 21st July 2010
The wild side of Osterely Park has been captured in a series of art works.
Funeral for drowned teenager
10:45am Tuesday 20th July 2010
The funeral of a teenager who drowned trying to rescue her 10-year-old cousin was due to take place today.
Planning decision sparks anger
6:50am Monday 19th July 2010
The council's planning department has been accused of being "unfit for purpose" after backing a development that breached regulations.
Young eco-warrier rewarded
11:00am Sunday 18th July 2010
An 11-year-old eco-warrior was heralded a role model by teachers after he won an environmental award.
Dodgy builders on the prowl
1:00pm Saturday 17th July 2010
Police have warned residents to be vigilant after bogus builders targeted two homes.
Helping kids for a decade
6:50am Saturday 17th July 2010
A charity working to keep young people off the streets and away from crime has celebrated its 10th birthday.
First look at Syon's luxury hotel
1:00pm Friday 16th July 2010
This is the first look at a £60m luxury hotel – complete with its own butterfly house in the lobby – which is due to open in Syon Park in November.
Police release e-fit after body found on Tube tracks
10:20am Friday 16th July 2010
This is the face of a man whose naked body was found on Piccadilly line train tracks.
Time running out to save tropical zoo
6:50am Friday 16th July 2010
Animal lovers have been offered the chance to help rescue a tropical zoo by supporting a fundraiser's 112-mile trike ride.
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Suspect Douglas Spady aka Douglas Casey Wanted for Sexual Assault/Robbery in the 6th District [VIDEO]
The Philadelphia Police Department's Special Victims Unit is asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect for a Sexual Assault/Robbery in Center City East.
On April 9, 2014, at 1:30 pm, the complainant, a 34 year-old male, was staying at the Hilton Home 2 Suites Hotel, located at 1200 Arch Street while in town for an educational conference when he met an unknown male on the internet ("GRINDR" website) and invited him over to his hotel room. When the complainant arrived at the suspect's room, the suspect stated that he had a gun and sexually assaulted him. The suspect then forced the complainant to withdraw $200 each from five area ATM machines then forced him to purchase four $500 VISA gift cards. A short time later when the complainant and the suspect arrived at the Irish Pub located at 2007 Walnut Street where the complainant was able to run away from the suspect. The suspect also fled on foot in an unknown direction.


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Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:54 pm
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Hideo Nomo
Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:01 pm Royals released RHP Hideo Nomo.
Fantasy Source Spin: This should be the end of the line for Nomo, who allowed nine runs in 4 1/3 innings out of the Royals' bullpen this season and hasn't had an ERA below 7.00 since 2003.
Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:11 pm Royals designated RHP Hideo Nomo for assignment.
Fantasy Source Spin: It would have been a nice story if Nomo could have made a successful comeback as a reliever, but the fastball wasn't there and the Royals should have known it after watching him this spring. He had an 18.69 ERA in 4 1/3 innings.
Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:20 am Hideo Nomo was tagged for four runs in his inning of relief against the Mariners on Thursday.
Fantasy Source Spin: OK, Joel Peralta has been eligible to return to the majors for several days now. This is one experiment that needs to come to a quick end. It sends a terrible message that the Royals would keep someone famous over someone who is actually effective.
Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:29 pm Hideo Nomo will miss the start of the year after pulling his groin against the Padres on Tuesday night.
Fantasy Source Spin: Nomo wasn't expected to make the Royals anyway. Maybe he'll be called up if he has some nice outings in the minors, but the team will have better options.
Fri Jan 4, 2008 3:04 am Royals signed RHP Hideo Nomo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Fantasy Source Spin: "He's a pitcher who's had a lot of success," Moore said. "He's somebody we're going to give an opportunity to compete for a job in spring training." After a month off, the 39-year-old Nomo gave up three earned runs and six hits over six innings in his last two appearances of the Venezuelan Winter League. Overall, he has a 6.59 ERA and a 7/7 K/BB ratio in 13 2/3 innings as he tries to work his way back from elbow surgery. He'll be a big long shot to make the team.
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Every film from Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" essays.
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- Intolerance
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
All the films from all the editions, including those subsequently removed, presently totalling 1167. An easy way of seeing how…
- The Godfather
- Seven Samurai
- The Godfather: Part II
- Harakiri
- 12 Angry Men
The (semi) Official Letterboxd Top 250
most recent update - Saturday, October 18, 2014, 10:30 PM EST
The letterboxd crew has unveiled a new feature that…
- Citizen Kane
- Vertigo
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Tokyo Story
- The Rules of the Game
"They Shoot Pictures Don't They?" 1000 Greatest films 2014 Edition
- Grand Illusion
- Seven Samurai
- The Lady Vanishes
- Amarcord
- The 400 Blows
The Criterion Collection
The entire Criterion collection organized by spine number.
I don't know why I did this.
Number I've Seen: 165/743
- Harakiri
- Marketa Lazarová
- Persona
- Stalker
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
150 Films for Cinephiles
Everyone has to start somewhere and although there might be quite a few great lists that introduce people to foreign…
- Citizen Kane
- Vertigo
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- The Rules of the Game
- Tokyo Story
"They Shoot Pictures Don't They?" 1000 Greatest Films 2013 Edition
Another year, another update. 2012 List can be found here.
The following is a really extensive and great list of…
- Miller's Crossing
- Army of Shadows
- 3-Iron
- Om-Dar-Ba-Dar
- Boudu Saved from Drowning
Make me watch one of your favourites. Please.
Sometimes I get stuck in a rut when it comes to watching films. I either just watch anything that comes…
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- Psycho
- Vertigo
- North by Northwest
- Rebecca
100 Great Directors; 500 Great Films
Using They Shoot Pictures list of top directors and combining it with IMDb's rankings I have come up with this…
- Vertigo
- Citizen Kane
- Tokyo Story
- The Rules of the Game
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sight & Sound Top 250
An ordered list of Sight and Sound's Top 250 Greatest Films of All Time
- Grand Illusion
- Seven Samurai
- The Lady Vanishes
- Crook's Tour
- Amarcord
The Complete Criterion Collection.
UPDATED: August 26, 2014
The Criterion Collection is a video distribution company that sells "important classic and contemporary films" in…
- Vertigo
- Citizen Kane
- Tokyo Story
- The Rules of the Game
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Sign o' the Times: New York Times to Begin Tracking E-Book Bestsellers
The New York Times has announced that it will begin publishing bestseller lists for fiction and non-fiction e-books early next year.
The move into the e-realm reflects the growing sales and impact of digital copies of books sold online, spurred largely in part by the release of Apple's iPad in April and the continued success of dedicated e-readers such as Amazon's Kindle .
Forrester Research Inc has predicted that e-book sales will reach $1 billion this year ; other figures pointing to skyrocketing sales come from the Association of American Publishers, which pegs e-book sales as tripling to $304.6 million through the first nine months of this year from $105.6 million during the same period last year.
A summary of the new e-book bestseller lists at the Times said that the newspaper spent two years coming up with a system to track and verify the sales of e-books. The Times has maintained a highly regarded bestseller list for print books since 1935.
One e-book that will surely not make the list is the now-banned "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover's Code of Conduct." Amazon dropped the provocative, self-published title from its Kindle bookstore last night after an eruption of public outrage.
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HEDF Strives to bring about positive changes in policies and institutions for sustainable Socio-economic development by mobilizing and empowering women, youth and other marginalized groups of Society.
Welcome to HEDF
Huqooq-ul-Ebad Development Foundation (HEDF) was established in December 03, 2010 and Registered in the year 2012 as an independent, non-Profit, Non-Political and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based at District Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies, (Registration & Control) Ordinance, 1961 (XLVI of 1961) Vide Registration No. DO/SW/ Regd/ GRT/2012-113 dated 04-07-2012 and also registered with Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as Non Profit Organization as Tax Exempted, Vide letter No.CIR/RTO/SKT/1923/Z-II dated 20-02-2013. HEDF is working for Community Development through Human Rights, with special emphasis on Marginalized people, especially poor women and Adolescent Girls at grass roots level in Pakistan.
1- The focus of the Organization is on Community Development through the Participation of its own marginalized people. The role of HEDF is Strengthening and Empowering the Communities to perceive their own problems / needs and to solve them through collective action and participation. HEDF advocates for Gender Equality and Empowerment as integral to mitigating and adapting to Climate Change and achieving Sustainable, Environmentally Sound Development through Collective Action. HEDF currently has targeted the Pre-urban and rural-cum-remote Areas of Districts, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Chiniot, Lahore, Gujranwala, Rahim yar khan,Quetta and AJK. HEDF is expanding his areas of operation day by day to redress the issues of marginalized groups in Pakistan.
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I had a Vision and a will to serve the unserved people of the whole World. It was you who provided me the means. If, it was not your support my dreams to serve for the humanity may have been weakend. HEDF was established in 2010 and is being run with the help of you for the less privileged and marginalized people. Contribution from men and women, young and old from all over the world has helped us to turn this dream into an incredible reality. I extend my heartiest facilitation to you for your continued support for this noble cause۔
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Bango is pleased to announce the launch of Direct Operator Billing for the BlackBerry World storefront with the mobile network operator STC in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudis love their smartphones – A recent report placed Saudi Arabia as the third most smartphone penetrated nation on earth, behind only South Korea and the UAE. This partnership will allow BlackBerry smartphone customers to easily purchase apps and digital content without the use of premium SMS messages or the limitations of credit cards. Instead, users enjoy one-click payment, charging the cost to their phone bill, without the need to register personal details. Continue reading
The fall of Premium SMS paves the way for Direct Operator Billing dominance
35 million US mobile phone owners used Premium SMS to make a purchase in one month alone last year. Yet US operators have stopped most billing via PSMS. So, how can operators and app stores capitalize on this massive mobile commerce opportunity?
Announcing Bango Dashboard: A unique operator view of digital sales across major app stores
Bango today announces its latest product innovation: Bango Dashboard. This entirely new product has emerged from Bango's analytics technology, giving Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) a three dimensional view of their subscribers' digital content purchases, across the world's largest app stores.
MNOs increasingly provide mobile payment for app stores, using Direct Operator Billing. This offers subscribers the ability to purchase digital content on their mobile device with just one-click, charging the cost to their mobile phone bill. Most of the world's largest app stores are racing to introduce Direct Operator Billing, recognizing its superior conversion rate, universal reach and massively smooth user experience, especially compared to credit card, gift card and other traditional online payment methods. Continue reading
Bango reports excellent progress in Asia, opens office in Singapore
Bango announces the opening of its new office in Singapore. The opening of Bango Singapore caps an excellent 2013 for Bango across Asia and ensures Bango is well placed to serve this massive smartphone growth market.
2013 saw Bango launch mobile payment across a variety of app stores, connecting subscribers from many of the world's largest mobile network operators (MNOs). New integrations in the region included SingTel in Singapore, DiGi in Malaysia, Indosat, Telkomsel and XL Axiata in Indonesia, Globe in the Philippines and DTAC in Thailand. Bango is delivering additional Direct Operator Billing capabilities in Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Korea and Japan during 2014, so that app stores and major merchants can benefit from Bango's "direct connect, direct contract" business model. Bango works extremely closely with its operator partners, ensuring optimized technical integrations and commercial relationships. The result is that app store and merchant partners access a unique, powerful operator billing experience. Continue reading
Bango Wins Mobile Entertainment Award 2013
Bango continued its success streak at the Mobile Entertainment Awards last month, as it was announced we have won the "Best Payment Service Provider" Category for the third year running. Bango is proud to lead in the mobile billing space, and such awards provide great recognition for the hard work from the team behind the scenes.
State of the art one-click payment for apps and digital content in the world's fastest growing app store.
Bango and Rogers Wireless announce that they have launched operator billing for users of Google Play in Canada. Rogers subscribers can now buy digital content using one-click payment from Bango, paying on their phone bill, without the need to register personal details, send SMS messages or enter credit card details.Following a staged rollout, the service is now available to 100% of Rogers' Google Play subscribers.
The increase in sales of connected devices – smartphones, tablets, even connected TVs – has seen an explosion in digital content. A universe of apps, movies, books and music, accessed from ever more affordable devices, is at our fingertips. Operator billing is emerging as a vital enabler, using the mass market of phone and phone bill to democratize access to all this content. Continue reading
SyQic partners with Bango to provide frictionless payment for its Yoonic platform
SyQic partners with Bango to provide frictionless payment for its Yoonic platform
SyQic, the leading Mobile TV Service (OTT) provider of live and on-demand international video content branded as 'Yoonic', is delighted to partner with Bango, the award-winning mobile payments provider.


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President Barack Obama pets "Apple," the National Thanksgiving turkey during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. National Turkey Federation Chairman Yubert Envia, left, and first daughters, Sasha, second from right, and Malia, right, watch. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Updated: December 15, 2011 9:53AM
This year, we're carving out a new tradition for Thanksgiving.
While 300 million turkeys are being slaughtered, our family is choosing to save one. When we learned the reality of life for factory-farmed turkeys, somehow the dead bird on the table lost its allure for our celebration. Bred to grow so large and so quickly, turkeys are often crippled under their own weight. That's the reality we see when dinner guests clamor for the big, juicy, white breast meat.
The things done by turkey producers would demand felony cruelty charges if done to a cat or dog. We found Clarence, a turkey at Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary in Colorado. We'll be saving him from being a Thanksgiving meal this year. We're hoping others will step up to create this new tradition of giving thanks by sparing cruel, inhumane death — all in the name of "giving thanks."
Julie Hanan, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
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