perghhhhh dah lama la tak tengok international hockey game kat bukit jalil

for official site, click here

to see the schedule (bigger version), click here 

The world´s top teams battle for glory in Kuala Lumpur
28 Nov 2007 11:21

The Samsung Champions Trophy 2007 in Kuala Lumpur is about to start, and, being the only international top event this year, promises an exciting race for the cup and some cracking encounters as the world´s best teams butt heads 9 months ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games. Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands all have the opportunity to win a record ninth Champions Trophy crown in the history of the event, while the current world numbers 4 to 6, Spain, Korea, and Pakistan have a good mind to spoil their party and certainly possess the potential to make their mark on international men´s hockey in 2007.

The field of participants in Kuala Lumpur is varies widely however, and will allow for some interesting comparisons: it features 4 European and three Asian teams plus current Olympic Champions and world number 1 Australia, five teams already qualified for Beijing (Australia, Netherlands, Korea, Spain, and Pakistan) versus three that face qualification events in early 2008 (Germany, Great Britain, and Malaysia), the teams ranked 1 to 6 in the world plus number 9 (Great Britain) and 15 (Malaysia), and a battle of age and experience against youthful fervor.

do i really need to know this eh? lupa lar….hayyyiooo!

Derivative (finance)

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Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of something else. They generally take the form of contracts under which the parties agree to payments between them based upon the value of an underlying asset or other data at a particular point in time. The main types of derivatives are futures, forwards, options, and swaps.

The main use of derivatives is to reduce risk for one party while offering the potential for a high return (at increased risk) to another. The diverse range of potential underlying assets and payoff alternatives leads to a huge range of derivatives contracts available to be traded in the market. Derivatives can be based on different types of assets such as commodities, equities (stocks), bonds, interest rates, exchange rates, or indexes (such as a stock market index, consumer price index (CPI) — see inflation derivatives — or even an index of weather conditions, or other derivatives). Their performance can determine both the amount and the timing of the payoffs.

oil prices fluctuates again ?

Oil Prices Rise on Colder Weather

By PABLO GORONDI – 23 hours ago

Oil prices edged up Monday after briefly surpassing $99 a barrel on signs of colder weather in the United States and Europe and worries about weakness of the U.S. dollar.

The Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday marked the unofficial start of winter in the United States. Among other areas, southeastern New Mexico got up to 9 inches of snow and experienced colder than normal temperatures over the holiday weekend. Snow also fell in Germany over the weekend.

“The onset of cold U.S. weather is going to boost fuel demand,” said Victor Shum, an energy analyst with Purvin & Gertz in Singapore.

Light, sweet crude for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange added 13 cents to $98.31 a barrel in electronic trading by midafternoon in Europe, after reaching a high of $99.11 earlier Monday.

On Friday, the contract rose 89 cents to settle at a closing record of $98.18 a barrel.

slow down in economy ?

World economy ‘faces slowdown’

Monday, 26 Nov 2007 08:08

The US economic slowdown is expected to have a big impact

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The global economy is set to fall to its lowest level of growth since 2002 in the next two years, according to a British economic consultancy.

The credit crunch, a slowdown in the US economy and even a post-Olympic hangover in China will contribute to the slump, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) claims.

Its latest Global Prospects report states world economic growth will fall from 3.8 per cent in 2007 to three per cent in 2008 and remain unchanged in 2009.

High interest rates, the US housing market slump and low consumer confidence are among the factors it believes will dampen growth in the coming months.

have u read the star today?

u should see this superb pic at the front page.

this pic should win an award, if any! ehhehhe 🙂

superb kan?

sungguh hebat ciptaan Ilahi. syukur kerana masih dapat menikmati keindahan ini 🙂

found that the original source is from reuter’s pic