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[Verse 1: Los]
Ayo I'm laughing at the critics in the booth
I just throw on the ray bans
And pour a lil liquor in my juice
My flow ain't a critical dispute
I pushed myself so hard it could be considered physical abuse
Life like a circus when it come to this fame
I've been walking a tight rope for years juggling pain
Had to struggle to gain
You can see the thorough in my eyes
I like to shake these nigga's hand and feel the girl in they vibe
I'm leavin' nigga's by the curb where his ride
It's something buried inside
That felt different back when Jerl was alive
Yeah, I'm on my grind what you whinin' and mad foe
I ain't throwin' shade you can't shine in my shadow
Compare my poise to the pathetic in you
Pardon my rhetoric but you better get etiquette school
You embellish irrelevance you unintelligent fools
And you lack the vernacular that deems you eligible
Walk through hell and I'm cool
Swim through the pool of forbidden water
Hell-fire scorch I lived in the midst of torture
Hardships distortion unfortunate misfortunes
Alternate grief for us no alternate resources
These courses I ran made a man of me
It's funny how I used to think pain made a family
Love harder, but love only bring the pain
All that shit confusing is a bitch and it seem the same
Seen the game from angles you couldn't imagine
It's pushing your luck to say I'll never be pushing a phantom
Hurt from where it get
Hated in the trap
If you get beaten in a scrap then you reaching for your strap
It's funny how they greet you with a dap, how they hug you
Tell you to stay up before they bring you and attack
If I ever feel defeated with this rap it's a wrap
I will literally chase success down and beat it with a bat
I'm a heathen when I ?
It's a reason that I rap
You will never see the day nor the evening that I, slack
No stressin', progression is no question
And tribulation with no faith is no blessin'
No guessin' and I'm so sincere
That I'm so on your ass if you don't concur
Cause rappers all fake like smoke and mirrors
And I've been known to snap like spoken word
Audiences, yall ridiculous and hardly vicious
Guard your trenches be consciousnesses yall all pretenders
And I'm from where the choppers be
Where nigga's get bagged like a shopping spree
Way nice I'm on my Ray Rice it ain't no stoppin' me
And that's just what they do for fun
And if you standin' next to em' that's a two for one
Welcome to the wire where we hirin' a goon or two
It'll look like we made fliers for your funeral
Who are you to judge me?
Assuming you above me but you never been around for all my beautiful's and uglie's
Trust me, I ain't even on my third style
I ain't even start reachin' in my word pile
With no words I could make your girl smile
With four words I could the world bow
Yall nigga's thorough how
Let's get this real clear
I've been through everything
And I'm still here
Some say I'm cocky, too conceited
But they ain't see all the superficial's I superseded
No more fallin'
Forever standin'
This time when I take flight I'm never landing
Waving at everything below
Had a smokey past but my future so Debow
Watch what you record and I ain't talkin TiVo
Meet me in the sky motherfucker, Zero
Los goes in over Diddy's "Angels" beat.


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The Republic: Plethora of disabled placards makes free parking practically the norm at meters
September 6, 2013 | The Republic-- A blue placard dangling from the rear-view mirror is the equivalent of parking gold for drivers in many cities — they can park for free and for as long as they want. Now there's a gold rush on for them.
And as the number of vehicles displaying a disabled placard has soared with an aging population and loosened eligibility standards, cities are seeing the impact in more congested downtowns and the loss of millions of dollars in revenue.
Now, officials are pushing back, tightening standards for those who can get the placards and making sure that the only people who get the privilege are those who really need it.
"It was astonishing to see car after car after car with the disabled placard," said Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick, who is seeking a solution to the problem in a city with a reputation for bicycling and mass transit but still reliant on the car.
It's common in the city to find blocks in which there are more cars with placards than without. Stroll by a parking meter and you will see the placards through the windshields of both beaters and BMWs.
In the city's annual survey of roughly 9,000 downtown meters, just over 1,000 vehicles had disabled placards in October 2012, a 72 percent increase in five years. In the core area of downtown, a third of the vehicles had placards.
As a result, Portland lost an estimated $2.4 million in meter revenue last year, and the lack of turnover frustrates store owners, deprives the severely disabled of spaces near their destination and forces drivers to circle blocks in search of a spot.
Authorities issued 186 citations for unlawful use of a permit the fiscal year ending June 30, but believe there is more abuse.
Cheaters are tough to catch because the placard is generally valid and the driver, who may be borrowing one, is only at the car for a couple of minutes during the workday.
Experts say the easiest way to stop abuse is to READ FULL ARTICLE

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A Cincinnati man who lost his nose during a street fight last year plans to sue his attacker for nearly a half million dollars in medical bills.
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BSC Alerts
News & Events
Bluefield State College
Board of Governors
August 15, 2002
Members Present: Mr. Norris Kantor, Mr. John Barnes, Ms. Ruth Payne Brown, Mr. Burt Clark, Ms. Carol Baldwin, Dr. Steve Bourne, Mr. Jack Caffrey, Dr. Lyn Guy, Mr. Frank Wilkinson
Members Absent: Ms. Ann Crowe, Reverend Garry Moore
Guests: Dr. Thomas Blevins, Dr. Albert Walker, Mr. Jim Nelson, Ms. Vivian Sidote
Mr. Norris Kantor called the meeting to order.
A motion was made and seconded (JCaffrey/SBourne) to approve the minutes of July 18 as submitted. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (FWilkinson/LGuy) to approve the minutes of August 1. Motion carried.
Introduction of Dr. Albert Walker
Mr. Kantor introduced Dr. Albert Walker, who will become president of Bluefield State College on September 1. Dr. Walker said that what is most important is to see that we have similar concerns facing our two higher education systems-North Carolina and West Virginia. He said North Carolina and West Virginia follow similar lines - budget and regulations coming forth from the governing group, following similar procedures. The financial challenges facing higher education could last for the next two years. He said BSC must be frugal - a good manager of the money we have. Dr. Walker also spoke about is the peer institutions with whom BSC is compared. He said that there are very few true peer institutions for us. This will create a very significant challenge.
He said one of the major concerns he sees facing BSC this year is the challenge of complying with the legislative mandates that have been placed upon us.
Dr. Walker said that he looks to this year as a challenge. He says that it is important that we share responsibilities and delegate. He will keep the Board informed at all times. He said that it is his hope that the institution can account for the accomplishments it achieves each year so that we can measure our success.
Bluefield State College Self Study Draft
Mr. Kantor said that, at the last meeting, he and Mr. Barnes concluded that we have a new paradigm in higher education. He said at Bluefield State College we use that paradigm. He instructed the staff to take the offensive and prepare our own self-study report so that we could be ahead of the Higher Education Policy Commission. Mr. Kantor said that he spoke to the Policy Commission during its August meeting held at Bluefield State College and let them know about Bluefield State's accomplishments. He told the Higher Education Policy Commission that it should not be studying BSC, scrutinizing our performance, but rather should use BSC as a guide for doing things well. He said we will no longer be the silent child. We will "toot our own horn". Dr. Blevins said that the self-study is a draft and a work in progress. He asked that the Board read this and make any corrections - grammar, punctuation, etc. and let him know what they think of it. The tone that he set with this piece is twofold: 1) information for the people who would not be aware of the College and would need background to bring them up to speed on what has happened in West Virginia higher education; and 2) a P.R. piece where we talk about BSC's strengths and concerns. He said much of the document deals with our relationship to the Beckley Center and GCCC, and it also deals with the issues that have come up in the last year, namely, the movement to separate GCCC from Bluefield State College, and it addresses the issue of independent accreditation for the community college in Beckley where Bluefield State is the lead institution at the community and technical college level. These issues are paramount and in front of the legislature right now. Dr. Blevins went over the self-study extensively.
Mr. Kantor said at the last meeting discussion took place regarding working out a program to assist the GCCC campus, including the addition of a new full-time faculty member there as well as a program where faculty from this campus would go to the GCCC campus one or two days a week, spend the night, and help with student advising. It was also discussed that the President of this school spend at least one full day per month on that campus to enhance the feeling of interconnectedness. It is hoped that this will lessen the movement to separate GCCC from BSC.
Dr. Blevins said he made a proposal that if the State Legislature grants us new funds for a new independently-accredited community and technical college in Beckley we will move forward. However if funds do not become available, the State Legislature can choose to allow BSC to continue to be the lead institution for the Beckley campus.
Mr. Barnes said that in order to continue the growth at GCCC, we have to have the needed funds. He said that the Board needs to work with the President and his staff to raise adequate funds to support the programs needed to expand GCCC.
Mr. Barnes mentioned the Department of Highways building in Lewisburg, saying it would be ideal for GCCC use. It was recommended that we look at acquiring this building and investigate the possibility of a lease for the building. Mr. Barnes ask that this initiative be put on hold until they look at the lease. Mr. Kantor said that the governing board has to have authorization to own that building so that the lease cannot be executed until Board of Governor approves.
It was suggested that Dr. Perkins needs to review this document to give him a chance to comment on it.
President's Update
LOCEA resolutions are proceeding as the self-study draft is being completed and will be given to the Policy Commission, then to LOCEA. The Chancellor said he will wait until the last minute to give his recommendation to LOCEA. He said the Chancellor's goal is to submit his report by October 15.
Mr. Kantor mentioned the report containing the list of grants being submitted or those that have been approved.
Approval of Capitol Expenditure Request and Budget Request
Shelia Johnson reviewed the list of capital expenditure's request. A motion was made and seconded (Guy/Caffrey) to approve the expenditure project schedule. Motion carried.
Shelia also reviewed the budget appropriation request.
Meeting Date
The next meeting date is September 19, 2002.
With no other business to transact, the meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Norris Kantor


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Kenny - who would be allowed to vote in the referendum?
The 16,941 fans who go to Fev/Cas/Wakey.....
Or would it also include several thousand fans in the area who would go if there was a club that could compete for trophies inSL
And do you think 8172 Wakey fans would vote stuff Cas/Fev why do we need them?
Who would be allowed to vote? You and Keighley to go along with the trend on this board
I would imagine that there would be a mixture of replies from the 8172 Wakey fans


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"Around for the entire month of August, I think I took very little insulin the entire month," he said. "I fine-tuned my body that great that I literally, I took very little insulin. I don't want to go as far as saying I cured my body, but I wrote everything down that I was eating. I eliminated all the things that clearly didn't work. I stuck with the things that did work."
For Nerothin, Grimm and Perry, their time training and fighting diabetes has inspired them to not only continue running, but reach out and help others.
Nerothin made it his mission to teach others everything he knows and to help them reach their goals, whether that be crossing a finish line or just getting a better grasp on their diabetes.
"It was such a wake-up call for me," he said. "I felt completed to go out and teach people because it was something that was just not being taught."
And Perry said that, for him, stopping will never be an option.
"I'm committed to it for the rest of my life," he said. "Every single year, I will do at least one Ironman triathlon. What I've learned is that this exercise makes that big of a difference. I believe if I stop exercising, I will lose the battle with diabetes. There's no doubt in my mind."


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Those tireless pollsters at the Pew Research Center's "People and the Press" project (www.people-press.org [2]) recently released the results of their latest study—results that really should come as a surprise to no one. The Pew researchers say that, in terms of values and basic beliefs, Americans have become increasingly polarized along partisan lines over the last couple of decades. In fact, according to the study, political divisions have become the most significant in our society—exceeding the divisions that you might expect to find along gender, age, race, or even class lines. (You can read all the details at www.people-press.org/2012/06/04/partisan-polarization-surges-in-bush-oba... [3].)
Polarization per se isn't necessarily an evil, of course. Enforced unity, after all, is a hallmark of fascist states. Democracy thrives on the productive interplay of different points of view, and that interplay requires that people take strong and specific stands on the issues of the day. But when a nation becomes over-polarized, a number of things begin to happen, none of which are good for the survival of a democratic republic.
Communication between the polarized populations breaks down, as words themselves get interpreted as "code" by one side or the other, or lose their meaning altogether. Misunderstanding leads to mistrust and then to fear, replacing friendships, neighborly respect and even familial ties. Groups begin to "self-segregate," and increasingly strive to avoid the most mundane social interactions with their opposites. Social status, even economic survival, can depend on being allied with the "correct" political grouping. Political dialogue, no matter what the issue, becomes a Manichean battle between the Good Us and the Evil Them. Compromise itself becomes a sin. From there, it is but a short step towards the dehumanization of "the other," political vigilante violence, and "ideological cleansing." Eventually, social cohesion itself fails, and all of a sudden you find that you're living in Sarajevo. Or Rwanda.
Conservative historian Francis Fukuyama said in a recent article in The American Interest, "A well-designed democratic political system should mitigate underlying social disagreement and allow the society to come to a consensus on important issues. There is plenty of evidence, however, that the U.S. political system does exactly the opposite: It actually magnifies and exacerbates underlying conflicts, and it makes consensual decision-making more difficult" (www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1114 [4]). CNN's Jack Cafferty said in response to the Pew study, "The polarization of America is like a cancer that is slowly killing us. And like many forms of cancer, there appears to be no cure."
So what should be done? Paradoxically enough, I would like to suggest that the solution lies in having more political parties—or rather, in having a political system that allows more parties to participate in meaningful and effective ways. I think that citizens, given more points of view to choose from, would find the extremes less attractive. Power would be spread more widely, and therefore more thinly. Rather than a linear spectrum, pulling citizens to one end or the other, we would have a circular one.
A true multiparty democracy has its own problems, of course—just ask anyone who lives in Italy, or Israel—but it should be eminently clear by now that the old two-party system is no longer adequate to address the problems that face us as Americans.
I mean, I don't want to suggest that our present system is destined to lead us into a new civil war...
No. I take that back. That is exactly what I mean to suggest. Somebody prove me wrong.


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Haibane Renmei
Library - Abandoned Factory - The Beginning of the World
Episode 5 | TV-14
A day spent working at the library leads Rakka to search for the long lost secret behind the beginning of the world. Meanwhile, out in the street, Reki is harassed by a cruel male Haibane.
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Can you freeze breast milk which has been in the fridge for 24 hours?
I am not keen on expressing milk but am collecting between 80 and 100ml per day off the cups which I put on one side when feeding from the other but at 20ml per 4 hours I am just adding to a bottle in the fridge until I reach a reasonable amount. I have read that you can freeze and add to it but I'm not too sure that it is safe to do that because surely adding warm milk to frozen milk would de-frost the frozen and then it would be re-frozen?? Can anyone help me out with this question?


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For Immediate Release
September 30, 2011
Illinois State Board of Education approves members of State Charter School Commission
Appointments to commission responsible for considering and authorizing charters on appeal
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has approved nine members to the Illinois' newly-established State Charter School Commission. The commission is responsible for authorizing high-quality charter schools throughout Illinois, particularly schools designed to expand opportunities for at-risk students.
"These nine individuals provide a diverse range of expertise and real world experience that will serve our state and schools well as they consider appeals for local charter schools," said Illinois State Board of Education Chairman Gery J. Chico. "These Commission members will help ensure that Charter School applicants receive thorough consideration and review and that the most high quality Charter schools are established for students across the state."
The State Charter School Commission, established in legislation passed earlier this year, will be primarily charged with considering the appeals of charter agreements and proposals that have been denied, revoked, or not renewed by a local school board and authorizing quality charter school applications and denying inadequate applications. Additionally, the commission must monitor the performance and legal compliance of charter schools authorized by the commission and determine if each school merits renewal, nonrenewal or revocation.
"I am excited the Governor and Illinois State Board of Education have moved expeditiously to appoint Commission members and look forward to the beginning of this critical work," said State Senator Heather Steans, D-Chicago, sponsor of the legislation that established the Commission.
The following members have been approved by the ISBE Board to serve on the nine-member commission:
- Glen Barton, former Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria
- Sean Denney, lobbyist, Illinois Education Association, Evanston
- Jaime Guzman, Chief Advisor to the Board of Trustees, City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago
- Mike Jacoby, Executive Director, Illinois Association of School Business Officials, DeKalb
- Greg Richmond, President & CEO, National Association of Charter School Authorizers, Chicago
- Angela Renee Rudolph, Program Officer, Joyce Foundation
- Paul Swanstrom, former Superintendent, Joliet Township High School District 204, Crete
- Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins, Executive Director, TARGET Area Development Corp., Chicago
- Rudy Valdez, General Manager – Asia Programs, Hamilton Sunstrand Corp., Rockford
The State Charter School Commission is currently unfunded but may charge a school that it authorizes an administrative fee, not to exceed three percent of the revenue provided to the school. The commission is also charged, on a biennial basis, with producing a report on best practices in charter school authorizing, including evaluating applications, oversight and renewal of charter schools.
Commission members will serve on staggered terms of office beginning with initial 2-, 3-and 4-year terms (after which all terms will be 4 years). Their terms are scheduled to begin November 1, 2011. The ISBE Board recommended that Greg Richmond chair the Commission.


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I've heard some forum members question his speed and ability to take players on. But a lot of good halves lack pace but make up for it with their leadership qualities, kicking game and distribution, I think Matty is a bit similar to Brett Kimberley, he's not the quickest but leads
the team around the park well and his passing game is spot on. I remember when the Kangaroos toured a few years back and everyone was raving about their missing players and how England were favourites. Andrew Johns was missing also but Kimmorley always stepped in and caused us problems. There wasn't anything apparently dangerous about him in terms of comparing him to Johns but he was a pain in the ass for England to play against, a thorn in the side, I think Matty can fill this role for England.
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Torrential rain and fast-moving mudslides, a type of landslide, have shut down a Southern California town, stranding thousands of people and trapping 500 children and adults at a church camp. At least one person has been found dead.
While landslides can happen anywhere with elevated terrain, some areas of the nation are more prone to the phenomenon than others.
Regions like the Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Coast all have "severe landslide problems," according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are especially prone, according to the agency.
In fact, the USGS is currently monitoring the following sites for possible landslides because of their history and current geography:
1. Seattle area
2. Highway 50 between Placerville and South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
3. Arroyo Seco near Pasadena, Calif.
4. Chalk Cliffs near Buena Vista, Colo.
5. Jesusita Fire area near Santa Barbara, Calif.
6. Gap Fire area near Goleta, Calif.
7. Dunsmore Canyon near Glendale, Calif.
8. Devil's Punchbowl landslide in Lincoln County, Ore.
9. Carmel Knoll landslide in Lincoln County, Ore.
10. Johnson Creek landslide near Newport, Ore.
11. Elliott State Forest in Oregon
12. Portland, Ore.
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1966 Topps Venezuelan Baseball Cards
After Topps released it's 1964 Venezuelan set, they did not release another set until 1966. Similar to 1964, the 1966 Venezuelan issue closely mimics the American issue and, like it did in 1964, consists of only 370 cards. The Venezuelan issue, while very similar in design to the American, is most distinguished by a much darker card back compared to the American version.
The 1966 Topps Venezuelan set was their fifth set released to the South American country, an issue that began in 1959. For many of the Venezuelan issues, the card stock used was of lower quality and therefore, it is much more difficult to find these cards in high grades. For more on the Topps Venezuelan issues, please check out our write up about them on Dean's Cards Baseball blog.
By Dean Hanley
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Hi there. I'm new to LLL posts, but LOVE all the support going on around here!
Here's my problem: my milk supply is dropping, as I see now is common with those of us that have to work and pump. I've seen the Stanford video everyone's posted that was totally and completely inspiring, and I was so sure that if I used those methods I'd just double my output...
Unfortunately, the whole breast massage/hand expression thing is extremely difficult when one has small breasts. I know, you'd think even a small-breasted gal would be larger when breastfeeding... still only maybe a small B cup when I'm totally engorged! So how on earth am I going to make what I need for my DD? She's almost 8 months old and I can only pump about 5 or 6 ounces in an 8 hour day (she usually drinks more like 7 or 8 -- we're doing solids twice a day also)! I don't have time to pump much more... usually twice, every once in awhile I can squeeze in a QUICK third pumping.
I've been on the fenugreek and mother's milk tea, and they worked for awhile, so I backed off on taking them, and now that I've started them again they're not working as well. Wanting to think about the prescription meds for milk supply, but hate the thought of taking medications and would love to make it work without them!
Any advice would be SOOOOOO appreciated!


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Democrats in chargeJanuary 12,2013
The Vermont Senate has a lopsided Democratic majority, but its political complexion remains a complicated mix.
Last year there were many complaints about the leadership of Sen. John Campbell, president pro tempore and Democratic leader, who had a tough time maintaining decorum among restive Democrats. Several newcomers to the Senate Sen. Peter Galbraith was most frequently mentioned failed to exhibit the expected degree of deference to the old guard, some of whom controlled influential committees.
One result was talk of an insurgency among Democratic senators. The idea was that unhappy liberals would pick someone to replace Campbell as president pro tempore. But the senator who eventually mounted a challenge, Ann Cummings of Washington County, failed, and in the end, the young Turks proved reluctant to challenge the old guard.
As a result, moderate voices continue to play a prominent role in the Senate. For example, the Committee on Committees, which makes committee appointments and names chairmen, has three members Campbell, plus Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, and an appointed member, Sen. Richard Mazza, a Democrat from Grand Isle.
In the Senate Mazza is seen as Mr. Insider. He has been a confidant of Scott and occupies a place as a sensible moderate, respected on both sides of the aisle and not likely to get carried away by the enthusiasms of the moment. His presence on the committee gives it a distinctly moderate cast.
Thus, two of the seven Republican senators earned committee leadership posts this week. They are Sen. Peg Flory of Rutland County, who has been appointed chairwoman of the Institutions Committee, and Sen. Kevin Mullin of Rutland County, appointed chairman of Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs. These appointments reflect the wide respect that both senators have earned among Republicans and Democrats.
Meanwhile, Campbell has been wrestling with a problem arising from the committee structure of the Legislature. Bills originate in committees, and if the committee does not back a bill, it seldom makes it to the Senate floor for a vote. This creates a problem when a majority of senators favors a bill that a majority on a given committee rejects.
Last year, Sen. Dick Sears, the longtime chairman of the Judiciary Committee, bottled up two bills that many senators wanted a chance to vote for on the Senate floor. These were death with dignity or physician-assisted suicide and marijuana decriminalization. Sears is liberal on many issues involving crime and punishment and civil rights, but on these bills he had reservations.
Campbell has said he wants to devise some method of bringing to the floor bills rejected in committee. This is a dubious undertaking because the committee system ordinarily ensures that bills get close scrutiny from members with the expertise and the time to look at them in detail. Members on the floor rely on the committees to do the hard work of refining bills, and they often take the committees support of a bill as an important endorsement. To do an end run around the committees could damage the process.
Sometimes it happens that a committee may oppose a bill but recognizes that there is wide support on the floor. Thus, in some instances, a committee may report a bill adversely, meaning it is sending the bill to the floor for a vote but that the committee itself doesnt like it.
Campbell and Sears may be planning that sort of procedure to keep the restive young Turks happy. Of course, any bill coming from the Senate must also win approval in the House, where Speaker Shap Smith sometimes faces pressures similar to those making Campbells life difficult.
In any event, the large Democratic majorities in both houses are no guarantee that the majorities will march in lockstep toward a preordained agenda. It has become apparent that Republicans who win the respect of majority Democrats are able to exert important influence and that consensus among Democrats is always a work in progress.MORE IN EditorialsProtesters converged on a bank in Montpelier early this week to show their solidarity with the... Full StoryPhil Scott will take office next month after winning with a margin of 51.11 percent to 43. Full StoryIdeologues and partisans work from the outcome backward. Full Story
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The four motels are the Belmont Inn and Suites, La Quinta Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Best Western Texan Inn.
About a year ago, the county approved a hotel occupancy tax of two percent. This is on top of the seven percent that the city charges. These two amounts combined reach the maximum of nine percent that can be charged locally. The state charges an addition six percent.
The guidelines for the county are that the money be used to improve the Expo Center while the city stipulates that their portion be used to promote tourism.
Commissioner Ken Haggard, during a meeting in late July, said that as this fund is approaching a year in existence, it was time to start looking at where it will be spent and on what projects.
"Right now, the county has $80,000 in its hotel occupancy funds but no formalized plans of what to do with it," he said. "I know we had a committee formed with four county members and three outside members of the community.
"I know they met.
"I just don't see any guidelines of how these funds are to be used.
"I don't see any paperwork to fall back on."
Judge David Silva reminded, "That initial committee was formed for prioritizing.
"I don't think it was within their scope to spend the money."
Those priorities include new fencing, a water well, sprinkler systems and air conditioning.
The big question though is "how much will it cost?"
John Contreras, who heads the maintenance department for the county, said, "We have some figures on certain items.
"We have been getting with contractors to get us some stuff."
Silva said that while the $80,000 sounds like a lot, these are no small projects being looked at for the Expo Center.
"It is not enough money to move on a major project at this point," he said.
Come budget time, the county leaders will be able to decide what project or projects the money will go towards.
"For us to decide on the priority, we need a cost," he reminded. "We know what money we have; we know what we want to spend it on."
The question they will answer in the coming weeks is what the money will be spent upon.
Jason Collins is the editor at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 343-5221, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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We use a monitor when DD is sleeping and we're not in bed yet. (She sleeps in a crib in our room.) I feel better knowing I can hear every peep.
I think all babies are different, so some probably sleep better in their own rooms, and some sleep better with mom and dad. Some are bothered by night noises and some aren't. Some parents are bothered by monitor noise (I am sometimes) and some aren't. Whatever sleep solution gets ALL of you the best sleep is what you should go with.
I tried putting Haley in her own room around 3 months, and I actually think she woke more often for a while. She did eventually get used to it, but she also hit a growth spurt at the same time. I couldn't handle the constant running back and forth between rooms for all the night wakings. I still find it's easier for me to have her close, even though I get up to feed her. So until she starts waking less at night, she's staying in our room.


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I've heard the same or at least a similar question several times in the past few weeks from those who recently entered recovery. It goes something like this:
"I don't have any desire to drink right now, but I'm thinking about going to my [sister's, parent's, friend's] house this weekend where they'll be partying as usual. They say they're proud of me and wouldn't push a drink on me. Should I go? I can't isolate myself or disregard my [family, friends] just because I don't drink."
So let's talk about relapse and relapse prevention, because this is really the topic. Alcoholism is a thinking disorder manifested by the singular ability to rationalize drinking alcohol (or the use of other substances). Stopping drinking is the first step in a process of uncovering the mental irregularities and emotional twists that have supported this behavior. Stopping the drinking is a good and necessary start for recovery, but that is all it is. The real problem is staying stopped.
Thinking just because someone doesn't want a drink right now somehow provides safety from drinking later is faulty thinking. Most alcoholics could "swear off" for a periods of time – days, weeks, months or sometimes years – only to have the unbidden thought that since they hadn't had a drink in that amount of time, one drink wouldn't hurt. After that first drink, for the alcoholic, all bets are off.
Alcoholics are told quite plainly, "it's the first drink, not the last, that gets you drunk."
So my answer is, although it might seem over-protective and feel like isolation right now, the priority should be to recognize the danger – not of "accidentally" picking up a drink, but the thinking that surrounds the need to be in a drinking situation. My suggestion usually is to talk first to an AA sponsor, and if the there is a good reason to be at the event besides "I just want to," then go, but take a sober friend.
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Fuels. Store labeled, sealed containers made for fuels outside in a well-ventilated area.
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Unvented clothes dryers promote moisture, living pollutants, and dust. Vent dryers to the outside. A gas-fired dryer creates CO and combustion byproducts. Clean lint filters often and provide air for gas combustion.
Ground moisture promotes living allergens. Look for condensation on walls, water on floors, or sewage leaks. To keep water out, install gutters and downspouts, don't water near foundations, grade soil away from the house, and waterproof basement walls.
Asbestos pipe wrap and furnace insulation should be checked routinely for damage or wear. Have a professional make any repairs.
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It was only a matter of time before Asustek Computer would start to outsource production of its computers and components to its former rivals after spinning off the contract manufacturing business into a standalone company. According to market rumours, the time has come and Asustek has initiated work with Foxconn and Flextronics.
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Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe. The best and easiest sweet and sour chicken recipe that anyone can make at home. Much healthier and better than takeout | rasamalaysia.com
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8 oz. boneless and skinless chicken breast (cut into bite-size cubes)
1 tablespoon shaoxing wine (optional)
1 green bell pepper (seeds removed and cut into squares)
1 stalk scallion (cut into 2-inch lengths)
2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
Oil for frying
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons corn starch
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Sweet and Sour Sauce:
3 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons Lingham brand hot sauce/chili sauce
1 teaspoon plum sauce
1/2 teaspoon Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon Chinese rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon oyster sauce
3 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon corn starch
3 dashes white pepper powder
2 tablespoons oil
Heat up cooking oil in a wok and deep fry the chicken cubes. (Shake off the extra batter before frying). Transfer the chicken out on a plate lined with paper towels to soak up the excess oil. Transfer the cooking oil out and leave only 2 tablespoons oil in the wok.
Add garlic and saute the garlic until light brown and then follow by the green bell peppers. Stir-fry until you smell the aroma. Add the sweet and sour sauce into the wok and bring it to boil. Toss in the chicken, add the chopped scallions, do a few quick stirs, dish out and serve immediately with steamed white rice.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and sour chicken is delicious. Easy sweet and sour chicken recipe that calls for chicken, sweet and sour sauce that is better than takeout.
When it comes to Chinese recipes, there are a few basic cooking methods…one of it is definitely sweet and sour.
I love sweet and sour flavors and have shared quite a few recipes, such as sweet and sour pork, sweet and sour fish, sweet and sour fish balls. Sweet and sour sauce goes extremely well with plain white rice; it also "opens up" your appetite.
Today, I am sharing my sweet and sour chicken recipe with you. Sweet and sour chicken is a simple recipe that is friendly to most people. The key to a great sweet and sour chicken is that you don't want your chicken to swim in the sweet and sour sauce like what most Chinese restaurants do. The sauce should lightly coat the chicken cubes so they don't turn soggy. Another secret is the use of baking powder in the frying batter, which does a great job in giving the battered fried chicken an extra crunch. Try it and let me know how your sweet and sour chicken turns out!
Other popular Chinese recipes: Broccoli Beef, Sweet and Sour Pork, Egg Drop Soup, Kung Pao Chicken, Chow Mein, Fried Rice, Orange Chicken, Mongolian Beef, General Tso's Chicken, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Lettuce Wraps, and more.
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I love sweet and sour anything too :)
Saw some of your recipes in InSing.com liow.
Where are my chopsticks? It's breakfast time here but your pictures give me appetite! I love sweat and sour flavors. Thank you sharing…
Thank you thank you and thank you
It's the the best chinese dish I've ever made in my life
So simple and fast
I added onion (cut into cubes, and quartered mushrooms) at the same time with bell pepper.
it tastes delicious
Love sweet and sour chicken, one of my favourite.
Bookmarking to make them.
That's a wonderful recipe! A great alternative to Sweet and Sour Pork, not saying I don't like, just it's good to have another meat for a change. Your blog is really excellent !!!
Oh, I thought the cornstarch was for the crunch, and the soda for the browning… Well anyway, the dish look fantastic– all that's missing for me is a steaming bowl of rice and I'm set! :)
Wow this looks so delicious! I've always wondered how to make sweet and sour chicken. I'm going to try this over the weekend.
Such wicked dishes make me crave bowls of fluffy rice.
something traditional yet it's new! :) sweet and sour chicken definitely sounds and looks appetizing!
The batter recipe for your Sweet and Sour Chicken differs from that listed in your Sweet and Sour Pork and your Orange Chicken recipes (both of which use the same batter). Can you explain why? I've made both your Sweet and Sour Pork and Orange Chicken with very good results (my kids love it… thank you!).
Looks delicious! Love the idea of less sauce on the chicken.
Perfect with rice. yum yum!
i always use malt extract to make the sauce thick and sticky.
taught by my dad.
i guess your alternative here is either the plum sauce or the corn starch?
hey i'd tried making the sweet n sour chicken and the tofu dishes. absolutely amazing! i love them… its so much better to cook oneself when one craves some good ol msian dishes instead of eating out which is expensive overseas and sometimes come out tasting weird!
thank you for ur great recipes! i will try out more of them with time :)
Thanks so much for this one! I've been wanting to cook this myself for ages and ages but never found anyone who could give me a good recipe for the sauce. I'm going to try this out soon. :)
I really love sweet and sour chicken, pork etc. I must really overcome my laziness to deep fry hehe
Rasa Malaysia, I tried this last week when I saw it!! It turned out ABSOLUTELY great.. the hubs said it's the best Swt & Sour pork he'd ever had (he's being drama!). I plan to do this more eventhough I seldom deep fry stuff, well worth the effort (of cleaning up the smell in my windowless kitchen & small apmt).
PS : I noticed the earlier recipe does not have lingam chillli sauce. Please tell me you just added it after Fri right? Can't be my eyes totally missed that after reading the recipe 5 times!
If I don't want to marinate the chicken in wine, is there something else I could use or should I skip this step altogether?
A classic and yummy dish! :)
Thanks for the recipe! It was so easy to follow. Instead of chicken I used vegetarian chunks and I added in pineapple chunks, onion segments and a dash of red wine vinegar to the sauce. BTW it's bachang (kochung) season. Will you be making any? :-)
I made this the other night and it was WONDERFUL! I was trying out different recipes for a large gathering I will be having in a few weeks. So, my family voted for this recipe, but I will have to feed 55 people. Do you have any idea of quantities for that many people? Do you think I will run into trouble if I just multiply the quantities by 20 times or so? I already quadrupled it just for my family of six (I have teenagers, so they eat a lot).
I tried this recipe last week and it was a hit!
thanks for sharing it is fabulous!!!!!!!
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I tried this recipe and the sauce was fantastic~!!!! But … I just wanna ask.. my chicken didnt turn out crispy like yours .. was it because the temperature of the oil is too low? (i am using electrical stove : ( ) and i notice all the flour was struck on the bottom of the pan ….
Hopefully one day I can make it right : D
I've never had any luck getting a satisfying "crunch" out of batter fried chicken, the only success I've had in frying chicken to a crispy crunch is from your chicken karaage (excellent recipe by the way). I've never added baking soda to the batter before, is that the key? I normally make my batter with just eggs and cornstarch and usually a little bit of soy sauce. Also, would a batter benefit from 2-stage frying like in the karaage recipe?
This recipe was perfect. This was the first time I made a sweet and sour recipe and I wanted the best of all!! I made it with shrimp because we love seafood!! It was soo crispy with the batter! It is definitely true to just mix the sauce lightly and serve quickly. Thank you for such a wonderful recipe!! I am going to keep this forever and I am now, I am a keeper of your website!! What is your favorite Curry recipe? With seafood?
I tried your recipe the other night using seitan in place of chicken and it was amazing!! For any vegetarian out there wondering if this would translate well with fake chicken, it does, it does!! I used Morning Star fake chicken strips. Thawed them out before cutting them into cubes and fried them the way you would regular chicken. I also added a little pineapple because I'm big on the sweet portion of sweet and sour. :-)
Thank you so much for the post!
I love your site, and for sure I'm gonna try this recipe…. do you have some recipe for lemon soy sauce, sorry, I'm mexican and I like the soy sauce but, here in mexico and some restaurants in usa use diluted version of the soy sauce….. but I don´t know how can I make it. Thanks!!!!
i've been looking for some good disum recipes do you think you can post some soon thanks
I cooked the sweet & sour chicken recipe last week couldn't believe how well it turned out as sometimes my dishes don't look like the pictures… BUT this one did brilliant… cooking it again tonight yum yum !!
Just made sweet and sour chicken using your batter recipe. Wow! What a simple and satisfying recipe. I already had the sweet and sour sauce (in a jar- I know, I know) and I was looking for an easy batter recipe preferably without eggs. Didn't really feel like an eggy batter. My chicken was delicious. Nice crunch! I seasoned the chicken slices with garlic and onion powders, a little salt and pepper. Can't wait to use the batter on shrimp. Reminded me of the crust on Chinese restaurant shrimp but it hadn't been sitting around for hours! I will bookmark your site and use it for other recipes. Thanks
hey this dish looks soo tasty! i'm planning on making it this week for my boyfreind and i, and i was just wondering how many people your reciepe feeds, if i need to cut down on the amount, thankyou! :)
Just super! Made it for my family in Moscow, Russia where it is a challenge to find ingredients for Chinese food sometimes.
I made a few modifications to the sauce – I didn't have any plum sauce, so I added a tablespoon of sugar for sweetness. I cut down on the chili sauce to a tablespoon because of the kids (no lingam, so I had to settle for sriracha which was fine). I also greatly increased the amount of vinegar to about 2 tablespoons to make it nice and tangy.
The only other addition I made was to top it off with lots of fresh cilantro.
yes, I agree with another reader that shrimp would be awesome in this dish. Just wish shrimp here were not so expensive!
The other dishes here look great – can't wait to try them all. I've already tried the cashew chicken and will come back for more. I really appreciate that they aren't the standard goopy glooopy American-style Chinese fare.
I tried cooking this just now, it was soooo good! :D But it turned out very dry, I prefer the ones with more gravy. Any advice? Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks so much for the recipe! Had a sudden craving for a sweet and sour dish, and being away from home, I had to make it myself. Although I'm a beginner in the kitchen, it turned out fantastic. This recipe is definitely a keeper, my husband loved it! Thanks a lot and looking forward to trying more of your recipes in the future. Cheers from Melbourne!
I tried the S&S Chicken recipe tonight with mixed success. First, the hot sauce you recommended was not available at my local grocery store, so I used a general red hot chili sauce (Chinese brand, but can't remember the name). The sauce came out pretty spicy, my mouth was on fire the first few minutes. Is the sauce supposed to be spicy? Second, I guess from reading other comments that my oil was not hot enough as the batter kept sticking to my pan. Is the chicken supposed to be completely submerged in the oil? I only filled the pan about 2 inches and had to turn the chicken to fully cook (which was especially hard with the batter sticking). But other than that, it was quite the tasty dish – I'm glad my first attempt at "from scratch" Asian went this well!
Looked at your sweet&sour chicken recipe and I want to make it.
One big problem for me, my stomach cannot tolerate "hot" as in chili.
What should I subtitute in place of that? More ketchup? more plum sauce?
Thanks anybody for some help…
this was almost too spicy and overpowered with the chili sauce. other than that it was great, i'll just use 1/2tsp of chili sauce next time instead of 3 tbls
I do love your recipes! I try to remain as faithful as I'm able but some ingredients are out of my ability to get…the curse of a rural location. :) With this one I use Tyler Florence's sesame chicken batter which is a marinade also. I hope you don't mind. But this sauce is hands down the best I've made. To me the sauce is what makes it anyway. It's good to find something without the pineapple all the time. Thanks so much for your efforts.
Made this for partner last night & he loved it! & he's a meat & 3 vegies man. Tasted way better than some we have had Chinese restaurants we definatly make this again.
Just a update had to have gallbladder removed a month ago Dr has put me on low fat diet so made this without the batter & was still great.
I tried this recipe about 4 times and 3 times and it came out perfect. Thanks.I love your recipes ^_^
Thanks for the recipe, I just started looking online today and yours seems the best out of the others. They all call for different amounts of cornstarch in the batter, and some don't use baking soda, or eggs. Yours doesn't use eggs, does the baking soda replace the eggs? Also, I was wondering if this could be cooked in butter instead of oil or would that just totally ruin the flavor of the batter? please help, I'm not a very good cook :( Thanks again. J
This chicken is absolutely delicious! I added an onion and red pepper along with the green pepper and it was fantastic. I was skeptical about the amount of cornstarch, especially because I basically quadrupled this recipe, but that is what makes the coating on the chicken crunchy and fluffy. This is definitely a keeper! Better than some chinese restaurants around here! I was so impressed!
This is a great recipe, my kids loved it and my 2 year old has asked for it again tonight. Success!
I came across your recipe earlier today and was a little scared that I may not be able to do justice to your sweet and sour chicken picture! The chicken came out great – crispy and yummy. I didn't have some of the ingredients for the sauce but improvised (honey and chili flakes) and it still turned out really awesome. Marking it as a favorite dish. Thanks much!
Oh my, after trying your delicious sweet and sour tofu recipe I am craving for more! Once again you are right about the baking soda, it does make the chicken more crunchy and crispy. I even doubled the sauce….couldn't help. It's too yummy! Thanks for this great recipe!
I tried yr recipe a while ago and whilst I didn't hv rice vinegar with me, it tasted SO AWESOME! I was skeptical initially when I read linghams but given the above comments I must say it's the best dish I've cooked so far. My hubby finished the whole bowl!!
Thank u! I'll be sure to try yr other recipes
i want to ask you :) why you add baking powder in the batter ? is baking powder can improve the texture ? or what ?
tq for answer mam .. tq
I got a Korean stir fry recepie that I need to use sweet and sour sauce is ur sau e a Korean style thanks
i added pineapple juice to the sauce and a little fresh squeezed lemon juice. overall was a great recipe to follow and make personal changes too
I just made this for dinner and it was really good! I added pineapples to the recipe too, will make again soon!
BEST recipe ever! The chicken is sooo delicious it never gets boring! HIGHLY recommended recipe! Thanks!
Wat a fabulous recipe. Made it for lunch today and I just couldn't have enuf of it!
Ps I'm hooked on to ur blog!
Tried this recipe this evening – it's fantastic. I'm not a fan of sweet sour chicken/pork (although the rest of Australia is! haha) but the balance of taste is perfect. Just one question – I guess the addition of 2 tbsp of oil to the sauce is to give it the glistening look. Am I right? Can I omit it or reduce? I used olive oil instead but would still welcome your feedback re omission of oil. Thanks a bunch, mate!
wow i used 1/2 a CUP of baking soda. tasted like death
how many servings does this make?
best recipe ever……
I tried this tonight and had an issue with the chicken sticking to the bottom of the pan. I have my wok on order, so I used a regular soup pot for frying. Should I have stirred as I added the chicken? Was it not enough heat? Managed to scrape it up and it was delicious anyway!
I want to add – I am on weight watcherfs, and while this is not a low-fat dish, it is great to at least know exactly what goes into it, so I know what to track. I LOVE being able to make my favorite dishes at home, and really appreciate your site!
Old Taiping boy, 40 years in UK, many thanks. Brought back childhood memories. Sweet & sour fish (cod) turned out perfect with a few adjustments of my own due to some ingredients not aviable. Thanks once again.
What country does the chicken often come from?
Hi! I've just discovered your blog and I LOVE it! We are from Australia but are living in Argentina. At home we can get really amazing asian food for great prices so we never end up cooking it ourselves… But here it's not very common and sadly not very good so I'm now going to try and cook all our favourites ourselves! I can't say thank you enough for your recipes and tips! I can't get every ingredient though, so I'm substiting here and there. So you may get some questions from me about this! So for this recipe I have everything except the plum sauce :) Do you think there might be a substitute I might use? Thanks again from a very happy reader!
Hello, I discovered your book and made the Kung Pao chicken last week. It was great! I would like to try the S&S Chicken next. Is there a difference in the Lea & Perrins worcestershire sauce or can I just use a brand like Heinz that is already in my refrigerator?
Sweet and Sour Chicken is my absolute favourite dish to order when going to a Chinese Restaurant. Never ever expected that a homemade recipe would come close but this is AWESOME. Multiplied it easily by 5 as was having a lot of family over. Highly recommend and will definitely be eating this again!
I tried your recipe last night and it was really spicy. It actually overpowered the actual taste. I hardly tasted sweet. But overall it was good, did I do something wrong?
Hi may I ask if what temp oil is heated to and how long chicken must be fried to cook through? Thanks!
I've tried this recipe yesterday with the Lingham sauce, It was delicious, and not spicy. This will be my sweet and sour sauce for everything. Thank you.
Thank u so much! I can't wait to surprise my mom when she comes back from china! She will be very happy. Thanks again! :) x
What do you mean by (all purpose-flour)? Thank you.
Hi, what is Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce? Is Lea and Perrins the brand? Where can I get it?
I to am confused as to using 1/2 tsp baking powder or baking soda….which do I use????
(Per the recipe above….1/2 teaspoon baking soda/baking powder)
I want to try this immediately but don't want to use the wrong ingredient and have to throw the entire dish away.
Anyone that has made this…your help would be so appreciated.
Yikes! I meant to say Bee! (not Rasa) Duh!
Can you recommend a recipe for the plum sauce and the oyster sauce? My son has celiac disease and is allergic to corn. All the plum and oyster sauces on the market have either or both gluten and corn. I can easily convert the rest of this recipe to gluten free, but it's tricky with the plum and oyster sauce – there are so many recipes out there for these and they vary widely. I want it to taste like real sweet and sour chicken. Hope you can help!!
I don't like American Chinese sweet and sour so I've never tried to make it. I've read that real sweet and sour is not Americanized. Is this a "real" Chinese recipe?
I am not a fan of sweet and sour sauce and do not order it often. But I tried your recipe and its amazing especially as it does not call for any sugar(not a fan). I was initially sceptical of the batter cause I really do not like fried food especially with batter on it, but it turned out to be very light which I guess is as a result of the baking soda. I will definitely make this again. Thank you. @ bheifner, I made my own plum sauce because I prefer to be certain of whats in the sauce so I never by if I can make it and it had no corn starch in it. Just google how to make plum sauce, there are different recipes, choose what best works for you. I hope that helps. I am not too sure about the oyster sauce though.
I love authentic Chinese, even more so when I can make it at home and know it's not "Americanized", which most Chinese places are where I live.
My big question here is; have you cooked with bamboo? I don't know if there are different kinds of bamboo or which to cook with; but one of my favorite dishes in Germany was a mix of fast sautéed vegetables with bamboo served on rice and topped with seasoned breaded chicken and fresh sweet & sour sauce.
I look forward to trying your recipe and my family having another added favorite home made Asian dish to the menu!
I used onion instead of scallion and added pineapple as well. Personal preferences but the pineapple tasted AMAZING with the sauce. Thank you for this recipe. I love sweet and sour but hated not knowing what crazy chemicals might be thrown in. Now I can make it myself!
Thank you for your awesome recipes..I made this dish last night and we loved it..I also made your BBQ Pork and was awesome…Great work!
Chicken looks very good! Gorgeous photo!
Would you recommend to fry the chicken twice ( low to cook and high for crispy)?
Can't wait to try this dish on the coming weekend! I might even put a little twist to it too :)
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for your recipes, i've tried yesterday it's very delicious, I love it so much :-P
just like to check for your recipe the ingredients quantity is based on how many people?
The sauce taste superb ! However my batter turns out to be very watery, I wonder what's wrong? Should I use less water instead, adjust it so that it's just enough to cover the back of a spoon ? Thanks !
Hi there. Just a suggestion – you should put the "Cook's Note" about using Sriracha chill sauce right in the ingredients list. I used Sriracha because that's all I had and cut it back to 2 tbsp because I knew it was spicy but it was still very spicy. Ok for me but too spicy for my daughter. If the note had been in the ingredient list right after the Lingham sauce listing, I would have know to only use 1/2 tbsp.
Otherwise, very good recipe.
I can't wait to try this recipe!
I made this 2 nights ago and it was absolutely wonderful! I have Celiac disease so I always have to sub out anything containing gluten. I did and the recipe was still completely successful. Family had no clue they were eating gluten free. Batter fried up very crisp and light. I just love your website and thank you for teaching me how to make these dishes. I can't safely go out for Chinese food with having Celiac and now I can have food at home that tastes even better. I am not missing out. Big hug to you!
Just tried this today, very yummy and a balanced taste, even though i did not have plum sauce, Thanks for the great recipe!
Hi..am from the Philippines ..I cannot find plum sauce .. Any substitute?
I recomend a cornflour and egg batter when used it keeps the chicken crunchy without the sauce making it soggy put the chicken in the corn flour then egg then cornflour again☺
Today I made my first recipe from your website. It took me a month to find all the ingredients in Greece. Sweet & Sour Chicken – absolutely delicious!!!
What Chinese rice vinegar you use in that recipe? Black Chinkiang vinegar or perhaps red or white vinegar?
I made this dish yesterday and it was a hit. My hubby loved it and said that it's even better than restaurant sweet and sour chicken. A couple of questions, if I want more sauce, do i just double the sauce recipe? Also, I couldn't find shaoxing wine. Any idea where to get it in KL? Also, I used rice vinegar (white) as I couldn't find Chinese rice vinegar. Does that make a difference to the dish?
Wonderful and easy to follow recipe for a dinner for two! :) The only two questions I had was:
1) The Chinese restaurants seem to use more batter?
2) Do the restaurants use more than two tablespoons of oil?
Apart from that, everything else tasted great.
I have tried this raciept, but at the end chicken pieces are too hard to chew. Can you please tell what i have made a mistake?
Hi Bee, did you retake the photos? They look so good and much better than the last set… Was planning to make sweet sour chicken but with your pork recipe based on the picture alone but I've changed my mind… I'll use this recipe instead!
Hi! May I know what brand of plum sauce do you use? Will Lee Kum Kee brand be okay? Or any other substitutes you can recommend. Thanks a lot!
Delicous, surprised at how well it tasted as I substituted the plum sauce and chili sauce for a sweet chilli sauce.The chicken batter was nice and crunchy and sauce was better than any chinese restuarant i've tasted! Got great feed back from family!
How to thin sauce ?
How to make more thiner sauce?
How to thining the sauce. As the pieces float in saucr.
Thank you! Finally a sweet and sour sauce that is the real deal, not the sweet syrup they serve everywhere. I couldn't get a plum sauce so I used plum preserves with some garlic and ginger added ;)
The picture accompaning the recipe shows tomatoe and red pepper also. Is this your actual sweet and sour, or is this a different picture.


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Alarm saves lives
For the second time in three days, a working smoke alarm was credited with alerting an area family Saturday night when a fire broke out in their Old Lycoming Township home.
"I'm awful glad we weren't sleeping or it could have been much worse," Chris Bruno said late Sunday morning outside her fire-damaged home on Fox Street, where she lives with her husband, Vince, and their two children, Andrew, 15, and 12-year-old daughter, Sydney.
All four safely made it out of the house at 2227 Fox St. just before 10 p.m. after Vince discovered a fire in a first-floor bathroom.
Bruno and his wife were at one end of the home in their living room when Sydney alerted them to hearing a smoke alarm going off. The girl also told them that her bedroom had lost electrical power.
When he went to investigate, Bruno discovered a fire in the exhaust fan above the shower in the bathroom, according to investigators.
Family members bolted out the front or side doors as the daughter called 911 to report the fire.
The Brunos' dog, Mia, a 6-month-old Maltese, also safely escaped, and Bruno carried out two caged birds.
Smoke was pouring from the home on two sides when township police arrived on the scene. Fox Street, just west of Spring Garden Street, runs between Mill Lane and Division Road.
"The working smoke alarms are what made all the difference. If the fire was later at night and the alarms weren't working, there is no telling what might have happened," township Deputy Fire Chief Matt Oldt said.
He ordered a second alarm almost immediately, which brought additional resources from Hepburn Township, Woodward Township, DuBoistown, South Williamsport, Loyalsock Township, Montoursville and Jersey Shore.
Oldt said the initial attack crew, two city firefighters and a volunteer on a township pumper, did a superb job in knocking down much of the fire.
At one point, flames shot through a hole in the roof. The fire was declared under control at 10:20 p.m.
A township road crew poured cinders on the street, which had turned into a sheet of ice as water runoff from the hoses froze.
Freighters also had to call the water company after a water main broke on Mill Lane, but the break did not hamper their efforts in extinguishing the fire, Oldt said.
The Brunos are expected to be displaced for several weeks until repairs are made. Bruno said he has fire insurance.
"Family and friends have been wonderful," Chris Bruno said.
The local chapter of the American Red Cross also offered emergency assistance to the Brunos, who are staying with friends until they can find a temporary home.
Township Fire Chief Joseph Hope said investigators have determined the fire was accidental. It appears that the fan in the shower malfunctioned, he said. Fire damage has been set at at least $70,000, he added.
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Jay Peak ad silenced, not employee
BARRE Before and after the state told Jay Peak Resort to stop broadcasting a radio commercial in which a 9-year-old girl talks about drinking beer, a Facebook user identifying himself as the resorts chief marketing officer lashed out against the coalition that brought concerns about the ad to light.
Last week, The Times Argus reported on the ad that features a young girl saying, in part, We were going to drink Tram Ale, learn to surf inside a big water park, then drink more Tram Ale.
The commercial was part of the resorts Relive New Moments ad campaign. Jay Peak Tram Ale is a beer brewed by the Long Trail Brewing Co. A representative of the resort has said the voice represents the inner child of a 40-year-old woman.
After listening to the ad, Bill Goggins, the director of the Department of Liquor Control, contacted the resort Tuesday and asked Jay Peak to take the ad down. The ad had been running on The Point FM 104.7, WIZN FM 106.7 and 99.9 The Buzz, in addition to some out-of-state markets for the past few months.
Goggins said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncomfortable with the ad and thought it came very close to being a violation of the states advertising regulations.
According to the departments website, it is against the law for an advertiser to put out any statement, design, device or representation which is so appealing to persons under the legal age as to encourage the purchase, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
They took the ad down at our suggestion. Therefore, thats pretty much going to be the end of it, Goggins said.
JJ Toland, director of communications for the resort, said in an email Wednesday that the resort had received a number of emails from people around the state about the commercial. In last weeks story, Toland was quoted as saying the resort hadnt heard any negative feedback about the spot.
We listened to their feedback and empathized with a lot of their points, Toland said in Wednesdays email. Since then, we have edited the spot by deleting the beer reference.
Toland said he hadnt heard the revised ad yet but that it should be in circulation within 48 hours.
That could have been the end of the story, but the day before the initial piece was published in The Times Argus, a post was written on Jay Peak Chief Marketing Officer Steve Wrights Facebook page by Wright that stated, Coalition for a Sober Vermont or some other such thing called newspapers this week and wants our @jaypeakresort ads shut down. So much joy pouring out of me, Im likely to ruin my keyboard.
All posts and comments mentioned in this story were on the Facebook page as of Wednesday afternoon. The posts, which were viewable by the public, were brought to the attention of media around the state Wednesday.
The coalition referred to in the post is the nonprofit substance abuse prevention organization Central Vermont New Directions Coalition. Its director, Ann Gilbert, was interviewed for the original article and shared her concerns that the Jay Peak ad could undo the work her organization has done to reduce the amount of underage drinking in the area.
In the comments section of Wrights Facebook page, someone states, One lone nut does not a coalition make.
Wright responded with, To be fair, I think the person I spoke to has bred several times.
Wrights account also talked about speaking with the Department of Liquor Control, saying, Just talked to the state liquor board and theyre *asking nicely* for us to take it down. We are going to replace Tram Ale with Corn Syrup.
Wright said in a phone interview Wednesday his opinion about the issue originally was that the campaign was about the inner child of a 40-year-old woman who didnt want to forget about things as she got older.
Because I was sort of the architect of the campaign, I sort of looked at everything through that lens, Wright said. When I first heard that there were a few people who were, not upset with the ad, but not agreeing with the approach we took, I sort of bristled myself about it and said, How in the world could they not be seeing this through the lens that I am?
Wright said he was making light of the situation on his Facebook page and that he didnt believe the resort was supporting 9-year-olds drinking Tram Ale.
To that extent, I certainly was not in the belief that we were doing anything wrong, he said.
On Tuesday, Wright posted a video to his Facebook page with text that said in part, We edited out the Tram Ale so as not to put any 9-yr old teetotalers at risk.
In the video called Jay Peak Winter Radio Spot: Revised, the audio is the same as in the original ad with one exception: At the point when the girl, who happens to be Wrights daughter, previously said Tram Ale, a mans voice says the words ginger ale.
Wright said Wednesday that the people who follow his Facebook page understand the angle the resort was taking with the ad and said they understand the resort isnt encouraging underage drinking.
We did feel like we owed that part of our audience something as well, because our fear was if we pulled the ad down in total that theyd sort of call us out for walking away from the original intent of the commercial spot, which that index of our brand did understand. he said. We lampooned it a little bit with taking beer out and replacing it with ginger ale.
Wright said the video would not be used as an ad for the resort. He said the new version of the commercial for actual broadcast will simply delete the line about beer altogether.
When asked if he regretted the ad or his Facebook comments on the controversy, Wright said Jay Peak sees itself as different from other ski resorts, and trying to strike a balance between getting people to pay attention and doing so in a respectful way sometimes doesnt turn out the right way.
There might have been a way, for sure, that we could have positioned this ad and still kept the intent of the campaign, but not offended anybody, he said. Certainly that would have been the preferred direction.
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