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What are you talking about? He didn't ban opposition, only pro-russian (and that is just small part of opposition).
Yeah? One of those parties had nearly 10% of the seats in the Ukrainian parliament. That's not a democratic move.
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> Nobody should take anything they say seriously It's almost amazing that the newspapers reprint what Putin says, as if it was something to take seriously. Without explaining to the readers that Putin is trying to manipulate them. -- They're sometimes letting themselves be a megaphone he can use, I think.
It took years for the media to reach that point with a recent would-be tyrant. Though Putin's been headed that way for far longer.
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Rice will be full of pest insect eggs. They'll hatch after a while (smallish count of months, likely). You've got to freeze it (to kill the eggs) and then seal it (to keep more pests from getting in) and/or add stuff that'll kill anything that hatches very fast (IIRC diatomaceous earth is popular for this) Other grains have similar pest problems, plus if it's wheat or similar and ground into flour (not e.g. whole whe…
I keep rice and grains permanently in a chest freezer. It is fairly low power and you can cook directly from frozen, 1 cup at a time.
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I keep rice and grains permanently in a chest freezer. It is fairly low power and you can cook directly from frozen, 1 cup at a time.
Does it not affect texture? E.g. I'd imagine they might be more inclined to crumble/turn to mush on boiling?