24 March 2006

Telepon ke Jakarta 20 menit hanya $0.99

Menelepon ke Indonesia menggunakan Yahoo Voice PhoneOut ternyata jauh lebih murah dari SkypeOut, apalagi dibandingkan layanan Calling Card yang beredar di NZ, seperti ChiTel, KiwiTalk dan lain-lain.

Biaya telepon per menitnya hanya USD0.029 (NZD0.046), dan ini terbukti dengan telepon yang saya buat tadi malam.

20 menit hanya USD0.58 atau NZD0.99 saja !

Caranya:
- Download Yahoo Messenger with Voice Beta 7.5
- Test connectivity headphone dan microphone
- Buy PhoneOut credit USD10 atau USD25

22 March 2006

Indonesian Food @ Totara House

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: mirhan mirhan <luctorsammy@yahoo.com >
Date: Mar 21, 2006 3:05 PM
Subject: Makanan dan Jajanan Pasar Indonesia
To: kbmihnz@gmail.com

Assalamualaikum Wr.Wb.
Salam Sejahtera .
Dengan ini kami bermaksud untuk memberitahukan kepada seluruh Keluarga Besar Masyarakat Indonesia di Hamilton bahwa pada hari Sabtu tanggal 25 Maret 2006 mulai pukul 10.00 pagi akan diadakan makanan dan jajanan pasar khas Indonesia yang bertempat dikediaman Mirhan dan Hasanah 17 Totara Dr.
Adapun menu dan jenis makanan yang disediakan ialah:
- Nasi campur (balado,urap dan tahu cabe ijo).
- Kue bugis,pisang goreng tanduk,kue naga sari,pergedel jagung.
- Gorengan/mendoan.
semua dengan harga yang terjangkau.
Kami juga menerima pesanan khusus untuk acara-acara spesial.
Demikianlah pesan ini kami sampaikan,terima kasih atas segala perhatian.

17 March 2006

Dow Jones Citigroup Sukuk Index: the First Islamic Bond Index

Dow Jones Islamic Market Index introduced in 1999 includes stocks of companies which are not considered suitable for Islamic investing. Incompatible lines of business include : alcohol, pork-related products, conventional financial services (banking, insurance, etc.), entertainment (hotels, casinos/gambling, cinema, pornography, music, etc.), and tobacco manufacturers or defense and weapons companies.

After indexing in stock market now in bond market, the new Dow Jones Citigroup Sukuk Index or the first Islamic Bond Index will be launched on 2 April 2006.
Dow Jones Indexes and Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking, both leading global index providers, today announced that they intend to launch the Dow Jones Citigroup Sukuk Index, the first index that seeks to measure the performance of global bonds complying with Islamic investment guidelines.

The index, which is intended to launch April 2, was created primarily for use as the benchmark for investors seeking exposure to Shari’ah-compliant fixed-income investments. In addition, the index may serve to increase secondary market trading in this growing asset class and facilitate cross-market relative value trading among different asset classes.

The Dow Jones Citigroup Sukuk Index will include investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated Islamic bonds – also known as Sukuk – issued in the global market. At launch, the Index initially will track seven issues: Islamic Development Bank, Solidarity Trust Services Ltd, BMA International Sukuk, Qatar Global Sukuk, Malaysia Global Sukuk, Sarawak Sukuk and Dubai Global Sukuk.

To be included in the Index, an Islamic bond must comply with both Shari’ah law and the Bahrain-based Auditing & Accounting Organization of Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) standards for tradable Sukuk. Once a bond meets these criteria, Dow Jones Indexes and Citigroup will apply market-based criteria such as minimum maturity of one year, minimum issue size of US$250 million, and an explicit or implicit rating of at least BBB-/Baa3 by leading rating agencies.

“Sukuk, or Islamic fixed-income securities, have emerged over recent years as an increasingly important asset class. It can be expected that we will see the issue of a significant number of corporate, quasi-sovereign and sovereign Sukuk in the future, along with the development of a liquid and efficient Islamic capital market,” said Michael A. Petronella, president, Dow Jones Indexes/Ventures. “The co-operation with Citigroup to calculate and market the Dow Jones Citigroup Sukuk Index combines experience in the Islamic bond market with expertise in Islamic finance and indexing.”

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05 March 2006

Men are Dog's Best Friends

"Dogs are Man's Best Friends" adalah suatu pernyataan yang kelihatannya lebih subyektif terhadap anjing karena kemampuannya untuk bersosialisasi dengan manusia. Anjing memiliki social skill yang tinggi terhadap suatu kelompok, termasuk kelompok manusia, yang ternyata dari titik pandangnya, adalah bagian dari kelompoknya (Pack: a group of dogs). Hal inilah yang membuat anjing mampu beradaptasi dengan manusia, mengerti bahasa dan mengikuti perintah yang diucapkan. Sementara, manusia pada kenyataanya hanya memiliki kemampuan bersosialisasi terhadap kelompok manusia saja (itupun masih sering terjadi social clash and slack).

Anjing sudah menjadi hewan domestik selama 15.000 tahun ketika manusia mengambil srigala menjadi binatang piaraan. Anjing terbukti sebagai keturunan srigala. Anjing itu buta warna, tapi lingkup penglihatannya bisa mencapai 270 derajat. Mereka mampu mendengar dan memposisikan arah langkah orang hingga 30 meter dari pagar rumah. Mereka juga mampu mendeteksi satu aroma di antara berbagai macam aroma.

Sabtu 4 Maret 2006 kemarin, Hamilton City Council mengadakan program "Dog Day Afternoon". Program ini diselenggarakan setiap tahun yang biasanya bertempat di Innes Common, Hamilton Lake.