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Friday, August 31, 2007

Malaysia's 50th Merdeka Day!

buruh nelayan dan juga petani
gaya hidup kini dah berubah
anak-anak terasuh mindanya
lahir generasi bijak pandai

pakar IT pakar ekonomi
jaguh sukan dan juga jutawan
berkereta jenama negara
megah menyusur di jalan raya

alam cyber teknologi tertinggi
kejayaan semakin hampiri
biar dikota ataupun desa
kita semua pasti merasa bangga

keranamu kami mendakap tuah
keranamu kami bangsa berjaya
keranamu kami hidup selesa
limpah budi kemakmuran negara

keranamu kami bebas merdeka
keranamu nyawa dipertaruhkan
keranamu rela kami berjuang d
emi bangsa kedaulan negara

Keranamu Negara Malaysia

Blueberry Shortbread

Ingredients :

200 g butter
100 g sugar
200 g plain flour
100 g corn flour or rice flour (I used cornflour)
Blueberry emulco
Blueberry coloring

Method :

1. Cream butter and sugar until light and soft.
2. Add in blueberry emulco and blueberry coloring.
3. Finally, work in the flours.
4. Cut using any desired cutters.
5. Arrange on a tray layered with greaseproof paper.
6. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 160 C for 30 minutes or till done.

* Thanks for the idea Muna!

Nepolitan Chocolate Chips Cupcakes

Adapted from : Kak Mon's Kek Cawan Sanang dan Nyaman

Ingredients :

5 nos eggs (Grade A)
170 g self raising flour
200 g castor sugar
1 teaspoon ovalette
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

250 g butter ~ melted
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
a few drops of red coloring
Chocolate chips (dust with a little flour)

Method :

1. Beat eggs, self raising flour, sugar, ovalette and vanilla essence till fluffy using the cake mixer.
2. Pour in the melted butter bit by bit and cut and fold the batter till well mixed.
3. Divide the batter into three bowls and mix the coloring. Leave one portion plain.
4. Spoon one tablespoon of plain mixture into the paper cups, followed by a tablespoon of pink mixture and then the brown mixture. Repeat until the cup is 3/4 filled.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 190 C for 20 minutes or till done.

* Thousand apologies Kak Mon!!! I've played around with your recipe. Ya Ampunnnn.......

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Steamed Coconut Blossoms

Source : Sis Rossya's Fotopage

Ingredients A :

3 eggs ~ from the fridge
220g castor sugar
275g Softasilk (I used cake flour)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ovalette
140g coconut cream (I used fresh milk because I don't have any coconut cream)

For filling :

50g castor sugar
125g palm sugar
1 teaspoon cornflour mixed with 50g water
3 pandan leaves
225g fresh grated coconut

** For the filling, I didn't actually follow the amount given. I simply put in however much that I pleased. I add a bit of brown sugar for color as I used just a bit of palm sugar (**limited stock**).

Method :

1. For the filling : Mix all the ingredients in a pot and cook till dried.
2. Mix all the A ingredients and beat with high speed till thick and creamy.
3. Divide into a few bowls and put in the coloring.
4. Place the papercups in the muffin tray and put a bit of mixture in the cups. Then put a bit of filling and cover it with the remaining mixture.
5. Steam for 15 minutes.

* Thanks Sis Rossya...

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

From Salwana...

A dedication from a cyber friend way in Brunei....Thank you so much dear Sis Salwana . Appreciate it very much!

Monday, August 27, 2007

Mee Hailam Phalinn Ooi

Source : Dr Phalinn Ooi's Fotopage Ingredients :

Fresh noodles
Beef fillet ~ sliced thinly, boil for 5 minutes and keep the stock
Chicken fillet ~ sliced
Onion ~ sliced
Garlic ~ chopped
Chicken cube
Chillie powder
Oyster sauce
Sweet soya sauce
Soya sauce
Tomato sauce
Vegetables ~ whatever you like...hehehe (my choice is carrot, celery and tomatoes)
Cornflour mixed with water ~ to thicken the gravy Oil for cooking

Method :

1. Boil the fresh noodles till soften. I skipped this step because my noodles are well cooked.
2. Heat the oil and saute onion and add in the beef fillets and chicken fillets. Fry for about 3 minutes.
3. Add in the crushed chicken cube and chillie powder. Stir well.
4. Pour the beef stock. Add in oyster sauce, sweet soya sauce, soya sauce and tomato sauce. Stir well and let it boil.
5. Add in eggs (I didn't add egg into the gravy. I boiled it separately).
6. Add in the vegetables.
7. Pour in the cornflour mixture to thicken the gravy.

To serve
: Put the noodles in a bowl, pour the gravy on top. Garnish with chopped spring onions and fried onions.

* Thanks Phalinn for sharing this recipe with us. Selamat berkhidmat dengan cemerlang ye tuan Doktor!

Fresh Noodles

FRESH NOODLESSource : Datin Salmah and modified by 1Mas2ra

Ingredients :

6 cups plain flour
1 1/2 cups water
1 egg
1 tablespoon ash water (or edible lime water)
few drops of yellow coloring

Method :

1. Mix above ingredients into a mixing bowl. Knead for about 10 minutes. Dough should not be too soft.
2. Let dough rest for 1 hour.
3. Make into small balls. Roll flat and coat with flour.
4. Put into the pasta machine, the smooth part. Repeat trice.
5. Coat the thin piece into enough flour and put through the noodle cutter on the pasta machine.
6. Mix water with some salt and oil and bring to boil. Pour the noodles into the boiling water for about 5 minutes. Keep stirring to avoid noodles from sticking to each other.
7. Pour noodles into a strainer and wash with running tap water.
8. When cold, rub noodles with oil.
9. Ready to use.

Note :

Do not put any salt in the dough as this will spoil the pasta machine because pasta machines cannot be washed.

Friday, August 24, 2007

Mouse Trap Story

This is excellent...

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.

What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning : There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!

"The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr.Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.

"The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The pig sympathized, but said, I am so very sorry, Mr.Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the ho use!There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught.

The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital , and she returned home with a fever.

Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.

But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well; she died.

So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.

The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember -- when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.

We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

French Baguettes

Source : Puan Roshayati

Ingredients :

360g bread flour
90g superfine flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon bread improver
1 teaspoon bread softener (I didn't put any because I ran out of bread softener)
3 teaspoons instant yeast ~ Mix well all the above ingredients.
250g water
10g shortening

Method :

1. Add water to the dry ingredients, a little at a time and knead till a smooth dough is formed.
2. Add in shortening and continue kneading till a smooth and elastic dough is formed.
3. Divide dough to 3 portions, 240g each. Make into balls and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
4. Roll flat one portion to form a square. Then roll it (like a swiss roll). Leave to prove till double the size, about 45 minutes.
5. Brush the top with water, twice. Then make a small cut on top of each dough.
6. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 190 degree celcius using *steam bake method for 12 minutes.
7. After 12 minutes, remove the tray with water and continue baking for another 10 minutes.

Note :

Steam bake : Place the tray with dough on top of a tray filled with water and put both trays into the oven.

* Thank you Puan Roshayati for this lovely recipe!

Sup Tulang Singapura

Source : Sis Rossya's Fotopages
Ingredients :

6 garlic
2 onion
1 cm ginger
3 ladles (senduk) chillie paste
3 ladles (senduk) tomato sauce
3 kg steak bones
3 potatoes ~ boiled and blend with a bit of water (to puree)
1 egg ~ slightly beaten
white pepper
zeal (aji-no-moto) ~ optional

Method :

1. Boil the steak bones with 1 tablespoon soup powder (rempah sup) till the steak is tender, about 2 to 3 hours. But if you are using the pressure cooker, it'll take only 30 minutes or so.
2. Grind garlic, onion and ginger.
3. Heat a bit of oil in a pot. Add in the chillie paste and the grinded ingredients. Fry till fragrant.
4. Add in the tender steak, tomato sauce and the stock. Not too much stock as this soup is supposed to be rather thick.
5. Add in salt, a bit of sugar, white pepper and zeal.
6. Add in the potato puree and stir till thickens.
7. Finally add in an egg, stir for just a little while and remove from heat.

* Thanks Sis Rossya for this lovely recipe...

Chocolate Flavour Chiffon Cake

Source : Mr Alex Goh

Ingredients :

4 egg yolks
135 ml water
85 ml vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
100g sugar
135g flour
15g cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
* I added 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

4 egg whites
90g sugar
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar

Method :

1. Pour egg yolks, sugar, vegetable oil, water and vanilla essence into the mixing bowl.
2. Add the remaining ingredients in (A) into the bowl.
3. Mix (A) evenly till smooth. Set aside.
4. Whisk the egg whites in (B) till soft peaks appear. Add sugar and cream of tartar and continue to whip till stiff.
5. Fold (B) into (A) till well combined. Bake in a preheated oven at 175 C for 40 minutes. Immediately invert it after removal from oven. Leave to cool. When cake is cold, remove from mould.

Note :

I sifted flour, cocoa powder and baking powder trice.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Fancy Icecream Cookies

Source : DianaA
Ingredients :

130g butter
60g icing sugar
160g flour
20g cornflour
20g potato starch
10g custard powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
20g grounded almond

Method :

1. Beat butter and icing sugar till creamy.
2. Sift all the dry ingredients. Then add into the creamy mixture, bit by bit till a soft dough is formed.
3. Roll about 1/2 cm thick. Cut with the icecream shape cutter. Arrange on a baking tray.
4. Bake till golden brown.
5. Once cool, dip the half top with melted cooking chocolate and sprinkle with hundreds and thousands

Note :

1. I didn't put in grounded almond because I don't have them at the moment.
2. I put a bit of vanilla essance. By the time, I'm typing this entry, half of the cookies are gone...and I didn't get the chance to dip all of them in the cooking chocolate...

* Thanks Diana!

Bubur Lambuk Johor Style

Shallots ~ pounded
Garlic ~ pounded
Ginger (just a bit) ~ pounded
Minced meat Kurma powder
fried grated coconut (kerisik)
Salt to taste
Carrots ~ diced
Potato ~ cleaned and diced
Enough water

To garnish :
Spring onions ~ chopped
Crispy fried onions

Method :

1. Heat oil and add in the pounded ingredients. Fry till fragrant.
2. Add in minced meat and stir.
3. Add in the kurma powder and fried grated coconut (kerisik). Stir well.
4. Wash rice and put enough water like how you prepare porridge.
5. Pour (3) into (4) and stir to mix.
6. Let it boil and add in the diced carrot and potato and leave to cook.
7. Before serving, garnish with spring onions and crisp fried onion.

Note :

1. I added green beans cut to small pieces just for the color.
2. Before removing the pot from heat, I heat up a little bit of oil and add in some sliced onion. Fry till fragrant and golden brown, then pour all of them into the porridge and stir to mix. My mom said, this method is called tumis darat.

Friday, August 17, 2007

Padprik Harlina

Source : Harlina's Fotopages

Ingredients :
3 shallots
1 red chillie
2 garlic
250 g chicken/beef fillet ~ cut into thin strips
black pepper
chillie powder
1 lemon grass ~ bruised OR kaffir leaves
1 onion ~ cut into rings
1 tablespoon chillie sauce
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 tablespoon soya sauce
Tomyam cube
Vegetables ~ carrot, french beans, tomato, etc
Lemon juice

Method :

1. Marinate chicken/beef fillet with salt, pepper and chillie powder.
2. Add in cornflour and mix well.
3. Heat a bit of oil in a small pan and stir-fry the marinated meat for a while. Remove and set aside.
4. Pound shallots, red chillie and garlic.
5. Heat oil in another pan and add in the pounded ingredients and the tomyam cube. Fry till fragrant.
6. Add in the stir-fried meat and cook till done.
7. Add in the chillie sauce, tomato sauce and soya sauce. Add in a bit of water if you want more gravy.
8. Add in the vegetables, lemon grass (or kaffir leaves) and onion.
9. Serve with plain white rice.

Note :
1. Since I don't have red chillie, I substitute with bird eye chillie.
2. I used both chicken and beef fillet.
3. No lemon grass, just kaffir leaves.

* Thanks a bunch Harlina....this recipe is simply delicious!

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Rose Swissroll

Source : Rinnchan

Ingredients :

3 eggs, separated
1/2 cup castor sugar
1/2 cup self raising flour, sifted
1/4 cup corn flour, sifted
2 tblspn hot milk
1 tblspn butter, melted
2 tblspn rose water ( I substituted with 1 tspn of rose essence)
a few drops of red coloring
100ml whipping cream, whipped till stiff peak form

Instruction :

1. Pre-heat oven at 180 deg cel.
2. Beat egg whites till stif peak formed.
3. Add sugar, continue beating till thick and glossy.
4. Add egg yolks little by little, beating well after each addition.
5. Lightly fold in flour with milk till well-combined.
6. Add melted butter and lightly mix it. Add coloring, mix well.
7. Pour batter in a greased and lined a swiss roll pan and bake for 8 ~ 10 minutes.
8. Leave cake in tin for 5 mins. Then take out to cool on wire rack.
9. Place on a wet tea towel and cut sides away.
10. Spread cream and roll the cake.

* Thanks Rinn!

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Char Kue Tiau (Intan)

Source : Intan's Blog

Ingredients :

Kue tiau
Chicken/Beef fillets ~ sliced thinly
Soya sauce
Chillie sauce
Bean sprouts
Cooking oil
* I added :
Bird eye chillie
Chinese cabbage

Method :

1. Pound bird eye chillie and garlic.

2. Heat oil in a wok and add in the pounded ingredients. Fry till fragrant.
3. Add in chicken fillets and beef fillets and fry till half cooked. Add a bit of water.
4. Add in chillie sauce and stir well.
5. Add in kue tiau. Mix well.
6. Add in prawns.
7. Pour in the soya sauce and salt if necessary.
8. Push the noodle aside and pour the egg into the wok. Let it 3/4 cooked then mix the kue tiau in.
9. Add in the bean sprouts and chinese cabbage.

* Thank you so very much Intan for this lovely recipe. Not only it's easy and fast to prepare, it's yummy too!!!!

Sweet Bun made into Sausage Rolls

Source : Kak Liza

Ingredient A :

500g high protein flour
25g milk powder
75g sugar (I lessen it to just 50g since I want to make sausage rolls)
10g instant yeast
1 teaspoon bread softener
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt

Ingredient B :

250ml water
75g margarine

Ingredient C :

Red bean filling
Sausage Raisins/sultanas

Method :

1. Mix well ingredients A.
2. Add in water and knead till a soft dough is formed.(I called upon my antique but still reliable mixer to help me with this process!)
3. Add in margarine and knead again till soft and elastic.
4. Divide the dough into 50g balls.
5. Shape the dough to your liking.
6. Leave to prove till double the size.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree celcius till golden brown.
8. Once out of the oven, brush some margarine on top.

* Thanks Kak Liza for this superb recipe!

Nasi Goreng Chemomoi

Source : Majalah RASA (May 2007)

Ingredients :

300 g cooked rice
10 g dried anchovies ~ fried
4 bird-eye chillie2 prawns (I added more)
2 eggs1 squid ~ sliced to small pieces
1/2 onion ~ sliced
1/2 teaspoon tumeric powder
salt to taste
Oil for cooking

Method :

1. Heat oil. Saute onion with chillie till fragrant.
2. Add in prawns and squid. Let it cook for a while.
3. Add in the eggs and stir well till slightly cooked.
4. Add in rice, stir well.
5. Add in salt and tumeric powder. Stir well.
6. Serve with fried anchovies, sliced cucumber and tomatoes.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Apam comel inti kelapa

Source : Lilydvalley at My Resipi dot com .

Ingredients :

3 eggs
275 g flour
220 g castor sugar
150 g fresh milk
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ovalette

Coconut filling :

Grated white coconut
Brown sugar
1 teaspoon cornflour mix with 1 tablespoon water (I omit this)
2 screwpine leaves

Method :

1. To prepare the filling : Combine all the ingredients for the filling in a pot and cook over slow fire till the liquid dried up.
2. Prepare the steamer.
3. Combine all the ingredients for the Apam (except for the coloring) in the mixer bowl and beat for 6 to 8 minutes on maximum speed.
4. Divide into small bowls and add the different colors of your wish.
5. Spoon a bit of mixture into the apam cups lined with paper cups.
6. Place a bit of filling in the middle and top it up with a bit more of a different color batter.
7. Steam for 10 to 15 minutes.

Note :

Coconut filling can be replaced with jam or other filling of your wish.

* Thank you Lilydvalley!

Chocolate Chips Muffin (Mak Lang)

Source : Nigella Lawson

Ingredients :

250 g flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
175 g castor sugar
150 g chocolate chips
250 ml fresh milk
90 ml vegetable oil (75 g butter) (I used corn oil)
1 egg (L size)
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method :

1. Sift flour, baing powder, bicarbonate soda and cocoa powder into a big bowl. Add in sugar.
2. In a different bowl, combine oil, fresh milk, vanilla essence and egg. Use a whisk.
3. Pour in all the liquid into the dry ingredients. Using a whisk, mix until just blended. Do not overmix.
4. Fold in the chocolate chips.
5. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups slightly more than 1/2 the cup.
6. Sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 c for 20 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

* Thank you to Mak Lang and haniRN for bringing up this recipe for us to try

Sunday, August 12, 2007

White Loaf

Ingredients :

250g high protein flour
2 tsp instant yeast
1 teaspoon bread improver
15g sugar
1 teaspoon salt
13g shortening
160 ml water

Method :

1. Mix dry ingredients and shortening with low speed till mixture becomes breadcrumbs.
2. Add water gradually and knead till dough soft and elastic.
3. Take out from mixer and round-shape the dough. Cover with damp cloth and let it rise double. (I wrapped the container with the dough, inside a clean plastic bag)
4. Glaze the loaf pan with shortening.
5. Divide dough into 2 or 3 portions. Round shape them and arrange in the pan. Allow dough to rise double in size.
6. Glaze with eggwash (I skipped this step) and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree Celcius for 20-30 minutes

* Thanks to Anim for this lovely recipe worth trying!

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Chocolate Chips Cookies (Amy Mustafa)

For 'peminat mu nan setia' yang 'terus setia', 'setia bersamamu' dan 'tetap setia walau tersiksa', I present you this....

1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
4 cups all-purpose flour (I added extra flour)
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used vanilla essence)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts/almond/hazelnut (optional) (I omit this)
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I used choc rice as I don't have choc chips at the moment)

Thoroughly cream sugars, margarine, oil, egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, nuts and chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8-12 minutes.

Cookies are light in color when done and may appear soft when warm but will crisp once cold.

* Thanks to Amy Mustafa for this lovely recipe worth trying!

Apam Indon

Ingredients :

5 eggs
1 teaspoon ovalette
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence (I put 1 teaspoon)
300 g flour
300 g castor sugar
250 ml coconut milk (I use fresh milk)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt
coloring of your choice
Method :

1. Prepare the steamer. To avoid water from dripping onto the cake, wrap the cover with a piece of clean towel.
2. Prepare the tin. Just layer it with greaseproof paper. Doesn't need to be greased.
3. Sift flour and baking powder. Set aside.
4. Mix salt and coconut milk. Stir till well dissolved.
5. In a mixer, place the eggs and ovalette. Beat on high speed till light and fluffy.
6. Pour in sugar, little at a time. Then vanilla essence.
7. Lower the mixer speed. Add flour bit by bit alternate with coconut milk. Cut and fold till well mixed.
8. Divide into 3 equal parts. And add a few drops of different coloring into each part and mix well. 9. Pour the first color into the tray and level it. Steam for about 10 minutes or until the top is no longer sticky.
10. Pour the second color and repeat the same procedure as # 9.
11. When the second layer is done, pour the final layer and steam for 25 -30 minutes on medium heat.

* Thank you Blackmore of Forum Cari for this lovely recipe!

Currypuff Filling

Ingredients :

1 cup minced chicken or minced meat
1 onion ~ blended
2 garlic ~ chopped
250g potatoes ~ diced
1 onion ~ diced
2 tablespoons curry powder (mix with a bit of water to form a paste)
a bit of water
salt to taste curry leaves ~ for fragrance cooking oil

Method :

1. Boil the diced potato till slightly soft.
2. Heat oil and put in the blended onion, garlic and curry leaves till soft and fragrant.
3. Add in the curry paste and stir well.
4. Add in minced chicken or meat, diced onion, potato, salt and water.
5. When there's no water left, remove from heat and let it cool.

* Again, this is MY DARLING MOM'S recipe. Thank you mak!

Basic Flavour Chiffon Cake

Ingredients :

4 egg yolks
115 ml water
85 ml vegetable oil
1/4 tsp salt
100 g sugar
150 g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
* I added a bit of Blueberry Emulco

4 egg whites
90 g sugar
1/8 teaspoon cream of Tartar

Method :

1. Pour egg yolks, sugar and vegetable oil into the mixing bowl.
2. Add the remaining ingredients in (A) into the bowl.
3. Mix (A) evenly till smooth. Set aside.
4. Whisk the egg whites in (B) till soft peaks appear. Add sugar and cream of tartar and continue to whip till stiff.
5. Mix (A) and (B) till well combined. Bake at 175 C for 40 minutes. Immediately invert it after removal from oven. Leave to cool. When cake is cold, remove from mould.

* Recipe, courtesy of Chef Alex Goh

Friday, August 10, 2007

Pineapple Tart (Sis Rossya)

Ingredients :

500g butter
2 egg yolks
1 egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 tablespoons condensed milk
800g flour
a pinch of salt
1 egg yolk to brush on top of the cookies
Pineapple jam

Method :

1. Cream butter, eggs, condensed milk, salt and vanilla.
2. Add in flour and mix well until a soft dough is formed.
3. Place a bit of dough into the 'samperit' mould and press about 2 inches long.
4. Place the pineapple jam in the middle and cover with the dough.
5. Brush the egg yolk on top.
6. Bake in a preheated oven 170 C till done.

Pineapple Jam (I used the readymade pineapple jam)

2 pineapples
450 g sugar
1 cardamon
2 cloves

Method :

1. Grate the pineapples and just place them on a sieve to remove the juice. Do not squeeze out the juice!
2. Put them in a pot and cook on medium heat till the pineapple is slightly dried.
3. Add in sugar, cardamon and cloves. Leave to thicken and shiny on slow fire.
4. Leave to cool and ready to use.

* Thank you Sis Rossya for the lovely recipe!

Kerabu Epal Hijau

Ingredients :

2 green apples - shredded
1 red chillie - sliced
1 onion - quartered n sliced
carrot - shredded
mint leaves (I omit this as it's not available at home)
1 tsp lime juice
salt n sugar to taste

* I added crushed black pepper and olive oil
Method :

1. Mix shredded green apples, red chillie, onion, carrot and mint leaves in a bowl.
2. To prepare the dressing : Mix lime juice, salt, sugar, black pepper and olive oil.
3. Pour the dressing into the vegetables and set aside for 15 minutes.
4. Ready to serve.

* Recipe, courtesy of Animah Thanks Animah!

Soft Butter Bun

Ingredients :

250g high protein/bread flour
50g superfine flour
50g castor sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 tablespoons milk powder
1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
1 small egg
30g butter ~ room temperature 140ml water

Glazing :

1 egg ~ lightly beaten Melted butter, for brushing

Method :

1. Combine all ingredients, except butter and knead till a dough is formed.
2. Add butte and continue kneading till a smooth, soft and elastic dough is formed.
3. Prove the dough for about 2 hours.
4. After first proving, knead the dough lightly and divide the dough into small even sizes. Rest for 10 minutes. At this stage, you can add filling of your choice.
5. Place buns in a greased and floured square tin and prove until double in size.
6. Preheat oven at 200 degree Celcius.
7. Brush buns with egg wash and bake for about 15 minutes or until brown.
8. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter.
9. Cool buns in tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

Note :

1. I used only cake flour
2. I don't like to egg wash the buns before baking because I don't like the dark brown color when baked.
3. I'll just sprinkle a bit of water on top of the buns before putting into the oven and once done and taken out of the oven, I'll just brush them with butter to make it shiny and soft as well.
4. You can even pipe some instant custard on top of the buns to make it like Hot Cross Buns.
5. This dough is suitable to make sausage rolls as well.

* Credit goes to Channel of Forum Cari for this lovely recipe. Thank you Channel!

Roti Canai MamaFaMi

Ingredients :

500 g flour
300 ml water
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons condensed milk
1 tablespoon shortening

Roti canai

Method :

1. Prepare the ingredients.
2. Dissolve salt in water.
3. On the mixer and pour in the salt water bit by bit...
4. ...till soft and smooth dough is formed.
5. Make into 11 small balls.
6. Coat with margarine and keep for at least 2 hours. The longer the better. I kept it overnight in the fridge.
7. Pour some oil and margarine in a bowl.
8. Grease the table with a bit of oil and flatten one small dough. Spread a bit of oil on the flatten dough.
9. Hold the dough as shown in the photo and start 'throwing' (tebar aa..bukan buang! Hahaha!).. 10. Pull the sides of the dough to get a thinner sheet. Sprinkle with a bit of # 7.
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12. form a long dough.
13. Hold upwards and swirl it.
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15. Flatten it.
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Ingredients :

1 kg Hong Kong Flour (I used all purpose flour)
8 g instant dried yeast
18 g baking powder
100 g sugar
30 g vegetable shortening
10 g Voltex/Bread Improver
2 teaspoons ovalette
500 g lukewarm water (extra if needed)

Filling (I used red bean filling)

Method :

1. Sift flour, bread improver and baking powder into the mixing bowl.
2. Add in yeast, sugar, ovalette and mix well.
3. On the mixer and pour in water, a little at a time till well incorporated then add in the vegetable shortening.
4. Continue kneading till a smooth and soft dough is formed. Add more water if needed.
5. Make into small balls and place the filling in the middle.
6. Leave the dough to rest and rise for 20 - 25 minutes.
7. Get the steamer ready and steam the pau for 8 - 10 minutes.

Note :

1. I made just 1/4 the recipe.
2. Using ovalette in the recipe will make the pau softer

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'The pace of decision making continues to increase as organisations find themeselves in an increasingly competitive environment.' INTRODUCTION The purpose of this assignment is to discuss and analyse the reasons for and the backgroung behind the icresing speed of decision making as organisations find themeselves in an increasingly competitive environment. In the first half of the essay I wpuld like to discuss the theoretical backgroung, than support them with examples and finally to draw conclusion. DISCUSSION Decision speed has been found to be a vital factor in influencing firm performance in high velocity environments1. This finding -inductively derived in the study by Bourgeois and Eisenhardt- was deductively tested and quantitatively supported by Judge/Miller who argued: "The conclusion that (decision) speed and performance are associated is certainly in keeping with the experiences of a growing number of corporations that are relying on organizational speed to improve their financial performance. For example, Bower and Hout argued that organizations that make fast decisions 'are like World War II fighter pilots- they win by making faster decisions which preempt the opposition's moves." According to Judge/Miller it is due to the increasingly global markets and shortened product life cycles that the attention given to speed of the strategic decisionmaking process is growing. Stalk from the Boston Consulting Group and Thomas state that: "the ways leading companies manage time represent the most powerful new sources of competitive advantage." ...read more.

(2) Timing and number of alternatives: The greater the number of alternatives considered simultaneously, the greater the speed of the strategic decision process. But multiple alternatives are likely to slow the strategic decision process. So 'multiple alternatives' as comprehensiveness, which includes being "exhaustive or inclusive in the generation and evaluation of alternatives." In addition a similar conclusion5 can be reached that multiple alternatives accelerate cognitive processing and hence, decision-making speed. Other justifications for this positive correlation include perceiving multiple alternatives as a form of fallback position. If one alternative fails, executives can quickly shift to a new one Additionally, having simultaneous alternatives reduces the 'escalation of commitment' to any one option6. This implies that decision makers who pursue multiple options have a lower psychological stake in any one alternative and thus, can quickly shift between options if they receive negative information on any alternative. (3) Power and the role of counselors: The greater the use of experienced counselors, the greater the speed of the strategic decision process. The fact that political factors influence the pace of decisions has initially been pointed out that resistance by influential people was a leading cause of delay in making strategic decisions. Alternatively, when few executives are involved, a decision process can be rapid. For example autocratic decision-making in situations in which speed is essential. According to this perspective, centralized power quickens decisionmaking. ...read more.

These people were called counselors by Eisenhardt. Slow teams either had no counselor or had a less experienced executive in the counselor role. Speed, fragments, and decision integration The final critical difference lies in what she calls the web of relationships among the decisions. Fast teams attempted to integrate strategic decisions with one another and with tactical plans. Slower teams did not try to connect or integrate these strategic decisions. Decision integration helps executives to analyze the viability of an alternative more quickly. It helps them cope with the ambiguity of high stakes decision making. The development of concrete ties with other major decisions and decision details may alleviate the anxiety that can plague executives as they face high-stakes decisions. CONCLUSION How does strategic decision speed link to performance? Faster decision making is associated with better performance. Eisenhardt hypothesizes that slow decision makers learn less. Executives learn by making decisions, but if they make few decisions, as slow decision makers do, they learn very little. The teams making fast decisions engage in behaviours to cope with this anxiety & build confidence. One tactic is to rely on the counsel of experienced executives. Another tactic is to tie together strategic decisions and concerete operating plans. Fourth, the findings link fast decision making with effective performance. These findings suggest a configuration of cognitiv e, political, and emotional processes that are associated with rapid closure on major decisions. ...read more.

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MARK AUSTIN THOMAS: The war in Iraq is costing the US a lot of money. Now it seems some of that money is being wasted. A government watchdog says widespread corruption and a lack of coordination is hampering reconstruction in Iraq. A Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction is set to testify today before a Senate committee. Marketplace's Amy Scott has more.

AMY SCOTT: In a report today, Inspector General Stuart Bowen suggests that the cards were stacked against the reconstruction effort from the very start.

Security problems have made working in the country dangerous and often deadly. Corruption is rife. And Bowen says the contracting process was deeply flawed.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says the new report is sobering.

DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN: We're now past the point where we're trying to physically reconstruct war damage and we're trying to build a society there. This is a real blow to that effort.

Bowen is expected to offer some solutions, like creating a standard procedure for awarding contracts and a single agency to coordinate the process.

Addressing fraud may be more difficult. A recent survey showed one in three Iraqis have paid a bribe in the last year. An Iraqi official estimates the government loses $4 billion a year to corruption.

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Published: June 20, 2011 12:01 a.m. ET

Stock Trader’s Almanac editor is bearish on stocks, bullish on bonds

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Some people live by the clock; Jeffrey Hirsch lives by the calendar.

Hirsch is editor-in-chief of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, a venerable guide for Wall Street’s farmers to plant and harvest investments according to the season. Subscribers to Hirsch’s newsletter and blog are kept up-to-date with trading and investment tips.

Jeffrey Hirsch.

Nowadays, Hirsch is holding to the old Wall Street adage to “Sell in May and go away,” even if both the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index SPX, +1.24%  and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.09% have snapped their six-week losing streaks.

“We’re running on fumes,” Hirsch said. “Retail sales are down, jobless claims are up, and housing has flatlined.”

Making matters worse is that the U.S. market is in its historically worst six-month stretch between the beginning of May and the end of September. The downside risk peaks this summer, Hirsch said, with the Dow in danger of sliding as low as 10,000 after the Federal Reserve ends QE2 — which would forfeit all of the past year’s gains.

One important offsetting factor is that the U.S. presidential cycle is in the third of its fourth year, Hirsch said. The stock market hasn’t lost in the third year of this cycle, which mirrors a president’s four-year term, since 1939.

That doesn’t mean there won’t be tough and painful stretches. Hirsch’s forecast: choppy trading into November and then a rally that keeps the year positive.

“Over the summer the general stock market is weaker,” Hirsch said. “Keep cash on hand and start picking good stocks and good sectors for the fall.”

With that in mind, here are some of the trading moves Hirsch recommends now:

1. Buy bonds

You get paid next to nothing for owning bonds, but Hirsch is putting more money into fixed-income because the poor climate for stocks is going to attract buyers — even if they’re just parking cash.

“QE2 is ending and [the market] is losing a big buyer of bonds,” he said. With the government on the sidelines, institutional and individual buyers will step into the bond market, Hirsch predicted, “running for safety during the worst six months.”

Two bond exchange-traded funds Hirsch likes now are iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Fund IEI, -0.09%  and iShares Trust Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund IEF, -0.28%

“The 10 year part of the curve is where the action is,” Hirsch said. “The stock market goes down, people buy bonds, yield goes down, price goes up. .

“I’m thinking inflation and higher interest rates down the line, but I’m talking about the next couple of months,” Hirsch said.

2. Buy bear-market mutual funds

When stocks go down, bearish positions go up. So that’s where you’ll find Hirsch now.

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LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stocks rose Tuesday, leaving the regional equity index at its best level in more than six years.

Shedding earlier losses, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, +0.55%  moved up 0.3% to 349.71. The index’s fifth consecutive rise marked its highest close since Jan. 8, 2008, according to FactSet data.

Stock benchmarks across Europe have reached multiyear or record highs recently in anticipation and in response to a range of monetary easing measures launched last week by the European Central Bank, which has been grappling with low levels of inflation and lackluster economic growth in the euro area.

Italy’s FTSE MIB Italy Index FTSEMIB, -0.26%  rose 0.3% to 22,502.97, its best close since February 2011, and Germany’s DAX 30 DAX, +0.39%   ended up 0.2% at a record close of 10,028.80, topped by a 2% rise for potash producer K&S AG SDF, -0.88%

European Central Bank Governing Council member Jens Weidmann told German newspaper Boersen-Zeitung that the latest round of actions — including bringing interest rates into negative territory — breaks “new ground” for the bank, and that the moves were aimed at reaching the real economy, according to Reuters.

Industrial output readings from Italy and France gave investors a glimpse of conditions seen at the start of the second quarter. Production in Italy rose at a seasonally adjusted rate of 0.7% in April, above the 0.4% rise expected in a Dow Jones Newswires survey of economists. French industrial production rose 0.3% in April, rebounding from contraction in March.

Meanwhile, manufacturing output in the U.K. rose in April from March, by 0.4%, reinforcing the view that recovery in the British economy remains on track.

The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index SXXP, +0.55% , however, slipped less than 2 points to 6,873.55, with BT PLC BT.A, +1.52%  losing 2.4% as rival British Sky Broadcasting Group UK:BSY  outlined the launch of its first European soccer channel.

Logging the steepest decline on the Stoxx 600 was Bank of Ireland BIR, -0.53% The stock fell 3.2% after the lender said U.S. billionaire investor Wilbur Ross Jr. will sell his remaining stake in the company and has resigned as a director.

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Sports Direct International PLC SPD, +0.13% was also removed from Goldman’s European conviction buy list “as the upside to our target price is now lower following a period of good performance. We have higher conviction elsewhere in the European retail sector as a result,” said analysts at Goldman. Sports Direct shares ended 1.2% lower.

In France, the CAC 40 PX1, +0.40%  shrugged off losses and rose 0.1% to 4,595.00, its fourth advance in a row. Spain’s IBEX 35 IBEX, +0.20%  lost grip of gains and fell 0.1% to 11,153.50.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Keurig Green Mountain Inc. kicked off a new week on a weak note Monday while BlackBerry Ltd. continued to slide on disappointing quarterly sales.

Keurig Green Mountain GMCR, +0.62%  shares fell 2.8%. Stock analysis website Seeking Alpha profiled the stock, describing it as a volatility trade.

BlackBerry BBRY, +7.14%  shed 4% to $8.06. The smartphone maker said Friday its fourth-quarter loss narrowed but its revenue fell short of expectations.

Micron Technology Inc. MU, +9.00%  rallied 7.4% in the wake of a positive write-up from analysts at Stifel Nicolaus. Analyst Kevin Cassidy said in a note that he disagrees with the general bearish outlook on Micron shares and urged investors to build positions in the stock on weakness. “For the February quarter, we expect Micron’s results will beat our and Street estimates. We expect gross margins to continue improving [quarter-on-quarter] led by expanding DRAM gross margin,” he said.

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. EW, +2.02%  shares rose 5%. Recent trials showed that transcatheter aortic valve replacements may be good options for aortic stenosis patients which is expected to boost penetration rate, according to analysts at Wedbush.

Cigna Corp. CI, -0.02%  shares climbed 5.8%. Analysts at J.P. Morgan on Monday raised the stock’s price target to $96 from $93, noting that the sell-off in Cigna shares has been overdone. “When coupled with aggressive share repurchase we are confident consensus [numbers] are within reach,” said J.P. Morgan’s Justin Lake in a report.

Range Resources Corp. RRC, +4.05%  shares fell 2.6%. The stock has been on a steady decline for the past few days. Range shares are down 3% for the month.

U.S.-listed shares of Prana Biotechnology Ltd. PRAN, +0.87%  plunged 71% to $2.84. A clinical trial for Prana’s Alzheimer’s disease treatment PBT2 failed to meet its primary endpoint, the company said Monday.

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GM: General Motors Co. GM, +0.87%  shares fell 0.8%. GM announced more recalls last week on top of more than three million vehicles it had to recall worldwide due to a variety of problems.

T: AT&T Inc. T, +0.03%  shares edged up 0.1%. The telecommunications company on Monday said its board approved a stock buyback plan of 300 million shares, or about 6% of shares outstanding, worth about $10 billion.

BIG: Big Lots Inc. BIG, +3.40%  shares rose 2%. The company was upgraded to a buy rating from hold on Monday by KeyBanc Capital Markets because of progress being made on turnaround initiatives from the new management team, wrote analysts led by Bradley Thomas. The firm also initiated a 12-month price target of $45 on Big Lots.

JNJ: Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +0.75%  shares gained 0.7%. The company said Monday it agreed to sell its Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics unit to the Carlyle Group, a private-equity firm, for about $4 billion, accepting an offer that had been made in January. The deal is expected to close midyear.

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Published: Apr 24, 2013 11:53 p.m. ET

ZURICH--Computer accessory maker Logitech International SA's (LOGN.EB) new strategy showed few results as the company reported on Thursday a fourth-quarter loss of $36 million.

Expectations were for a $4.1 million net profit.

The figures were an improvement from the $194.9 million net loss Logitech posted the previous quarter when hit by a goodwill impairment charge of $211 million from a write-down in the value of its underperforming video-conferencing business.

Sales fell to $469 million from $531.9 million a year earlier. The results missed analyst forecasts of $490 million.

Logitech's business has begun to stabilize, President and Chief Executive Bracken P. Darrell said in a statement on Thursday. "In Europe the combination of the difficult macro-economic environment and the very slow PC market stalled our business in Q4."

However, the company was "pleased with the strong momentum of our tablets accessories" in the quarter including keyboard covers for the iPad mini and other tablet peripherals.

"...We have taken appropriate actions to effect a turnaround," Mr. Darrell said. "We have narrowed our strategic focus; restructured the company...and prioritized our resources to create great new products for tablets," he added.

Based in Morges, Switzerland and Newark, Calif., Logitech is struggling to remain relevant following a late entry into accessories for tablet computers. The company, which flourished when personal computer sales were rising, was caught flat-footed by a shift spurred by Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) 2010 introduction of the iPad.

As PC sales shrink--shipments fell 11.2% in the first quarter, according to research company Gartner--so has Logitech's business. The company's share price has fallen 60% to 6.6 Swiss francs over the past three years.

Logitech said in February it would cut 140 jobs after eliminating 450 positions last year.

Earlier this month Logitech said Chief Financial Officer Erik Bardman will leave the company to join Roku Inc, a U.S. maker of set-top boxes for televisions.

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Molson, SABMiller battle over Canadian deal terms

Published: Feb 27, 2013 12:46 p.m. ET

--Molson Coors, SABMiller fighting over terms of licensing agreement in Canada

--SABMiller aiming to end deal; cited failure to meet volume targets

--Molson filed lawsuit in Canada to prevent SABMiller's move to end the deal

(Updates with prepared statement from SABMiller, and more details about agreements between the companies.)

Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP, TAPA) and SABMiller PLC (SBMRY, SAB.LN, SAB.JO), two of the world's largest brewers, are fighting over the terms of a licensing agreement in Canada the latter company is aiming to terminate this summer.

SABMiller is planning to end a licensing pact in July that gave Molson the exclusive rights to distribute its products in Canada. Though Miller brands make up only a small percentage of Molson's Canadian sales, SABMiller believes there are opportunities for the brands to perform better in that market.

"We see Canada as a country with a rich tradition of beer appreciation," Paul Gurr, SABMiller's managing director for Canada, said in a prepared statement. "And believe we can better serve Canadians' needs through this transition."

Canada is an important market for Molson, a region where it is the second-largest brewer by volume and commands 39% of the market. Roughly 15% of Molson's total world-wide volume was derived from Canada last year, though the company doesn't break out how much of those sales were tied to SABMiller's brands.

Molson's Canadian results were disappointing last year. Volume slid 3.9% in 2012, hurt by a beer excise tax increase in Quebec and the National Hockey League lockout, which ended last month.

The Canadian beer market is highly competitive, as large and smaller brewers fight for market share in a mature market where overall volume is falling. Canadians have shown a stronger preference in other alcoholic beverages, like spirits. Large events, like the recent Winter Olympics in Vancouver, provide only a short-term jolt to beer demand.

The companies also work together in the U.S. market, through a joint venture called MillerCoors. A SABMiller spokesman said the decision to end the license was "driven solely by circumstances in Canada and has no bearing on our ongoing commitment to the MillerCoors joint venture in the United States."

Molson--which makes Coors Light and Carling--has claimed SABMiller sought to end the pact after it failed to meet certain volume targets. The company has filed a lawsuit in Canada, seeking an injunction to prevent SABMiller from terminating the agreement, which began in 2003.

Spokesmen from both companies declined to comment on the litigation.

SABMiller disagrees with Molson claims that SABMiller's written notice warning of plans to terminate the pact breached the license agreement. SABMiller "maintains its right to terminate" the licensing agreement with Molson, saying that it gave the necessary six-month notice of termination.

SABMiller also said it is exploring other options for import and distribution of Miller Lite and other beers in Canada.

Molson's shares dropped 1.5% to $44.34 in recent trading.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average turns green for the year

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — After three straight days of advances, the U.S. stock market finished the week with solid gains, sending the S&P 500 above the 1,900 level, a first on a closing basis.

Friday’s gains sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory for the year, alongside the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. Trading volume on Wall Street was the lowest this year, according to FactSet.

A report showing a stronger-than-expected rebound in U.S. new-home sales boosted sentiment, and Hewlett-Packard Co. and GameStop Corp. surged after their quarterly earnings reports to lead the S&P 500.

The benchmark SPX, +1.24% closed 8.04 points, or 0.4%, higher at 1,900.53, a record level, and gained 1.2% over the week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.09% gained 63.19 points, or 0.4%, to 16,606.27 and finished the week 0.7% higher. The blue-chip index turned positive for the year.

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The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.98% ended the day up 31.47 points, or 0.8%, at 4,185.81, clocking in a 2.3% gain over the past five days.

The Russell 2000 index RUT, +0.82%  of small stocks gained 12 points, or 1.1% to 1,126.18, according to preliminary data from FactSet. The small-cap index gained 2.1% over the week and moved above its 200-day moving average.

In economic news, sales of new single-family homes rose 6.4% to 433,000 last month, led by the South and Midwest, the government reported Friday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected an April sales pace of 429,000.

“If the S&P 500 closes above 1,900 it would be very significant, but we still maintain our view that a correction this summer is highly likely,” said Uri Landesman, president of Platinum Partners hedge fund.

“Stocks are not discounting bad news that may happen unexpectedly. The 10-year Treasury yields at such low levels is a reflection on the state of other asset classes, people are willing to hold bonds which pay very little,” he added.

GameStop Corp.’s stock is one of Friday’s notable movers after the retailer posted quarterly earnings late Thursday.

On the earnings front, GameStop Corp.’s GME, -0.09% stock gained 4.2% after the retailer reported gains in profit and revenue late Thursday.

Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ, +0.07% rallied 6.1% after its quarterly report and announcement of more job cuts. Read more: GameStop, Foot Locker rise; Aéropostale slumps.

Home builder stocks were the main beneficiaries of the upbeat housing data. D.R. Horton, Inc DHI, +3.18%  rose 4.1%, Lennar Corporation LEN, +0.87%  gained 4%.

Aeropostale Inc. ARO, +2.80% shares plummeted 25%. The teen retailer said late Thursday its first-quarter sales fell 12% to $395.9 million, missing expectations. Same-store sales, including e-commerce, fell 13% in the first quarter and the company forecast a larger-than-expected loss for the second quarter. Aeropostale management cites progress, but investors aren’t buying it.

European and Asian stocks are higher

European shares SXXP, +0.52%  ended a volatile day on an upbeat note on Friday after U.S. housing data spurred a positive mood on both sides of the Atlantic, while a fall in German business confidence prompted investors to assess the chances of action by the European Central Bank. Stocks closed higher across Asia, with the Nikkei Average’s NIK, -0.13% rise of 0.9% adding to its 2.1% gain on Thursday.

Gold futures for June delivery US:GCM4  slipped, while crude oil for July delivery US:CLN4  inched higher. The dollar moved higher against the euro EURUSD, +0.0452%  after the German Ifo business-confidence report missed expectations.

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No need to bring the party indoors after the sun goes down, even if your yard isn't lit. String up lights to illuminate the festivities. Don't have a place to hang them? Wooden poles anchored in flower buckets filled with garden gravel can be set up anywhere there's level ground, and they help define an outdoor gathering place. Arrange poles in a square, circle or row, and string the lights from one to another.

You'll find 6- to 8-foot wooden poles, screw eyes, plastic fastener strips, and strings of mini-lantern lights at home-supply stores (use lights and extension cords safety-tested for outdoors and no more than three 35-light sets per outlet). Purchase buckets and gravel at a garden center. Position buckets in yard. Insert a screw eye into the top of each pole. Place pole in center of bucket; fill with gravel. Run light strand from pole to pole, attaching to each screw eye with fastener.

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Division of Early Childhood Development

The Division of Early Childhood Development at the Maryland State Department of Education is responsible for early care and education in Maryland.  The main mission of the Division is to improve early education in Maryland so that young children are well prepared for school. The Division is composed of the Office of Child Care, the Early Learning Branch, and the Collaboration and Program Improvement Branch.

The Office of Child Care comprises the:

·          Licensing Branch, which licenses and monitors child care centers and family child care providers,

·          Credentialing Branch, which administers the Maryland Child Care Credential Program, the Early Childhood Accreditation Project, and the Child Care Accreditation Support Fund, and

·          Child Care Subsidy Branch (formerly Purchase of Care, or "POC"), which regulates and administers Maryland's child care subsidy voucher system for TANF and income-eligible families.

·          NEW!   Maryland EXCELS Branch, which administers Maryland's voluntary Quality Rating Improvement System for child care centers, family child care homes, and public pre-kindergarten programs.

The Early Learning Branch is responsible for the Judith P. Hoyer Programs (also known as Judy Centers), the Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR), Public Pre-K and Kindergarten, and the Early Childhood Curriculum Project, as well as curriculum development and policy and programmatic issues related to prekindergarten and kindergarten.

The Collaboration and Program Improvement Branch issues and administers early care contracts and grants, including the Family Child Care Provider Grant and the Quality Improvement Grant. It also houses the:

  • Head Start State Collaboration Project, which coordinates early learning and comprehensive services between local Head Start programs and state and local agencies based on the Head Start Assessment Report and Strategic Plan 2012-2013.  Direct services, including eligibility enrollment, are handled by local Head Start programs.
  •  Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) Project, which helps identify and address child behavioral issues in early learning environments, and
  • Contract management of the Maryland Child Care Resource and Referral Network in the Maryland Family Network. The Network provides child care information and referral services and professional development for early care and education providers at http://marylandfamilynetwork.org.
  • State ECAC and the RTT-ELC grant – Project 1 Local Early Childhood Advisory Councils (LECAC). Click on Strategic Planning link for additional information.

Join the MSDE Division of Early Childhood Development’s ListServe to receive updates on the Early Learning Challenge grant and related activities.  Click on http://listsrv.msde.state.md.us, then select EARLY CHILDHOOD from the list and follow the instructions to subscribe.

Visit the following topic portal pages to access a wide range of information related to DECD activities and early care and education in Maryland:

·          Early Care and Education Program Lists portal – Current lists of licensed child care programs, nonpublic nursery schools with MSDE-approved education programs, accredited early care programs, and public pre-K sites.

·          Announcements portal – News and updates on issues concerning early care and education in Maryland, including the Race To the Top - Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) grant.

·          Strategic Planning portal – Planning documents that guide DECD operations and initiatives.

·          Publications and Reports portal – MSDE/DECD reports, studies, and other publications concerning early care and education topics, including statistical reports and the Partners newsletter.

·          School Readiness portal – School readiness assessments and initiatives to promote school readiness.

·          Child Health and Safety portal – Issues related to child health and safety in early care settings, including child care licensing inspection findings.

·          Community Resources portal – Community-based early care and education resources for families with young children.

·          Grant Funding Opportunities portal – Notice of funding opportunities for the expansion or enhancement of services related to early care and education.

·          Helpful Internet Links – These connect to a variety of sites that provide a wide range of early care and education-related information of particular interest to early care professionals and parents.

Have questions or need more information about the Division of Early Childhood

Development?   Please call us at 1-877-605-1539.

 Division of Early Childhood Development
Office of Child Care
Licensing Branch
Credentialing Branch
Child Care Subsidy Branch
Maryland EXCELS Branch
Early Learning Branch
Collaboration and Program Improvement Branch
 Topic Portals
Strategic Planning
Publications and Reports
School Readiness
Child Health and Safety
Community Resources
Grant Funding Opportunities
Early Care and Education Program Lists
Helpful Internet Links
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