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Monday, March 30, 2009
Diamonds and emerlads combination
Thursday, March 26, 2009
diamond cut designs2
diamond cut designs
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
the HUGe DIamond NEcklace
Diamond on show in Nanning 2
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A diamond, weighing 26.62 karats, is on display in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region November 27, 2006. The diamond, named Aurora Borealis due to its color and place of discovery, is said to be valued at 40 million yuan (US$5.1 million). The diamond will go on an exhibition tour to other cities in China.
Diamond on show in Nanning
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Material Harder Than Diamond, Not From Outer Space
Scientists at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas had created materials which are harder than diamond. Diamonds were thought as the hardest material in this world; however scientists converted certain materials with compressive pressure under indenter which were transformed into materials harder than diamond. The two materials were wurtzite boron nitride (w-BN) and lonsdaleite (hexagonal diamond). It was said that lonsdaleite was 50% harder than w-BN. The compressive pressure caused the structural phase transformation and atomic bonds flipping to transform the materials. The finding was published in Physical Review Letters.
DIAMONDS display
The State Library of Western Australia has new displays for Spring, all around the theme of diamonds. These displays are a great chance to see treasures from our stack and rare book rooms, giving you an idea of some of the items we have in our collection. You’ll also learn some interesting things!
We have one display for each of our floors, located near the lifts.
Ground Floor: ‘I can’t say no to diamonds’ is an elegant display of materials about jewellers of renown.
1st floor: ‘Romancing the stone: Diamonds as the icons of romance’ is a sassy yet sweet look at the connection between diamonds and romance.
2nd floor: ‘Elgar’s diamonds’ is an interesting take on the theme, with a fabulous array of materials on the life and works of Edward Elgar, who composed a piece for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
3rd floor: ‘The Carnot Bay Diamond Mystery’ is a display about a strange saga in Western Australia history. In 1942, a plane bearing millions of dollars of diamonds was shot down by Japanese bombers near Broome. A beachcomber found the diamonds and shared them among his friends. About half of the diamonds were recovered and he stood trial for their theft. He was acquitted; the rest of the diamonds have never - officially - been found.
Friday, March 6, 2009
GULF AIR Special offers
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Kuwait Airways
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Turkish Airlines
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Apart from the national carriers of Turkey like the Turkish Airline, other airlines like Alitalia, Air France, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa Olympic, SAS etc. all have regular flights to Turkey. Within Turkey, air travel is easy as you have a variety of airlines to choose from according to your schedule and budget.
Whether you make your reservations yourself or take the help of a travel agent, air travel in Turkey is convenient. It is comfortable, fast, and gives good value for money. As long as Turkish Airlines are there, traveling to and within Turkey should be the least of your worries.
AIR ASIA-Now every one can FLY
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Emirates 9th!!
Emirates is ranked as the 9th best airline in the world. It is the eighth-largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried.
It ranks amongst the top 10 carriers worldwide in terms of revenue, and has become the largest airline in the Middle East in terms of revenue, fleet size, and passengers carried and the eighth largest airline in Asia, in terms of passengers carried.
The airline operates over 3,710 passenger flights per week, to 91 destinations in 55 countries.
During 2007-08, Emirates carried 21.2 million passengers.
The airline was established on 25 May 1985 by the Dubai government and was supported by the founder of the German airline Germania, Hinrich Bischoff, in its initial years.
No 8. Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand is the 8th best airline in the world. It offers passenger and cargo transport services within New Zealand, Australia, the South West Pacific, Asia, North America and the United Kingdom.
Its main hub is Auckland Airport in New Zealand. Air New Zealand began as TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) in 1940. Today, it has a fleet of 60 aircraft. The airline has gained reputation for innovative and outstanding passenger services at a fair price. Rob Fyfe is the CEO of the company.
Qatar Airways on NO.7
Qatar has seen an average growth of 35 per cent year-on-year for the past 10 years. The airline is known for high quality services. Akbar Al Baker is the CEO. It has a fleet size of 65 aircraft flying to over 80 international destinations.
Malaysia Airline 6th
Malaysia Airlines maintains a strong presence in Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Middle East and on the Kangaroo route between Europe and Australasia.
Malaysia Airlines has started its operations in 1987 after the airline changed its name from Malaysian Airline System. It was founded on 1947 by Malayan Airways. It started flying operations in 1947. In 1963, the airline was renamed Malaysian Airways Limited. Idris Jala is the managing director & CEO of the airline. It is one of the six airlines to be given a 5-star status airline by Skytrax.
Asiana Airlines 5th
Asiana Airlines from South Korea is the 5th best airline in the world. It also won an award for world’s ‘Best Cabin Staff’ and award for ‘Best Economy Class’.
Asiana Airlines is known to offer one of the best services onboard. Formerly known as Seoul Airlines, Asiana flies to 12 domestic destinations and 73 international destinations in 17 countries worldwide.
Asiana’s headquarters and overseas hub is located at Incheon International Airport (near Seoul) and its domestic hub is at Gimpo International Airport.
It has a fleet of 65 aircraft. Asiana was established on 17 February 1988 and started operations in December 1988 with flights to Busan. Asiana was awarded a 5-star rating by Skytrax. Kang Chu-Ahn is the CEO of the company.
Thai Airways_4th
On April 1, 1977, after a 17-year partnership with SAS, the Thai government bought out SAS’ remaining 15% holding and Thai became fully owned by the Thai govt. Thai flies to 74 destinations in 34 countries on four continents. It has a fleet size of 88 aircraft. Chaisawasd Kittipornpaiboon is the Chairman of Thai Airways.