The Emirates Group, which consists of the airline Emirates, Dnata, and its subsidiaries, posted a net profit of 1.1 billion U.S. dollars on March 31 2009-31 financial year in March 2010. Profit increased by 248 percent, compared to earnings the previous year.

“Last year was a year with a profit rate that is sustainable, even though the world is in recession. This is the result of adapting the spirit in bad condition,” said Emirates Chairman Gr OUP, Your Highness Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Thursday (13 / 5).

Sheik Ahmed said Emirates’ growth because of competition not because of protectionism. And the key to success in 2009 was the effective transfer of staff, ability to retain talented employees, and unpaid leave programs voluntarily.

Revenue from airline Emirates for example, only remained stable at 11.8 billion, up 0.4 percent from a year earlier. But Emirates’ profits, up 416 percent to 964 million U.S. dollars.

That’s because Emirates airline total operating costs down 2.7 percent over the previous year. And, the decline in fuel costs in the years 2009-2010 amounted to 691 million U.S. dollars.

Last year, Emirates’ fleet is also added with 15 new aircraft, ie, four Airbus A380s, 10 Boeing 777-300ER and one Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft cargo. So that at the end of the financial year, Emirates’ fleet reached 142 aircraft, including four freighters.

The Greek government confirmed that combating corruption will be done by politicians in an effort to restore public confidence. This effort will be done amid a public outcry against the debt crisis, which also sink the euro currency performance.

Government spokesman George Petalotis, Saturday (15/05/2010) local time Sunday when Indonesia, revealed the matter to the agency. “The government wants to clean up the politicians and ordinary people, so that cooperation between us will be cleaner, and confidence increases,” he said.

For decades, Greece has become a kind of tolerating corruption that plague. But the financial crisis has prompted the government to act decisively, in an effort to restore the bailout amounted to 140 billion U.S. dollars to the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Investors the world, is now being studied Greek citizen reaction to the payroll deductions, tax Abner, and also reactions from the parties there. Saturday yesterday, about 12,000 members of the Communist Party for example, berunjukrasa in Athens, waving red flags and shouting slogans against the administration.

Thursday, May 20, 2010, trade unions in Greece have called a strike for 24 hours. The strike was supported by the socialists. Possibly, they will also call for a general election.

However, the popularity of Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou, in fact is still strong and reached 60 percent. Meanwhile, in a survey last weekend, as many as 51 percent of Greeks supported the bailout of the European Union and the IMF as a way out of crisis.

Japan Airlinea Corp. (JAL) asserted that his party did not reduce the frequency of direct flights from Jakarta to Tokyo. JAL only cover direct flights to Bali from October 1, 2010.

“We want to clarify, Japan Airlines did not reduce flights to Jakarta,” said JAL Management Support to Indonesia Agus Arya Kompas.com, Monday (05/17/2010).

According to him, keep doing JAL flights per day (daily flight) from Jakarta to Tokyo. This assertion, he added, needed because of the news that JAL to reduce flights from Jakarta to Tokyo, so that his side have a significant impact.

Previously reported, the PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero), as only the national airlines that fly to Japan now flying rights pocketed as much as 14 times per week through Tokyo’s Narita Airport.

Vice president of corporate communications said the airline Garuda Pujobroto will take advantage of the market share left by JAL. “” Garuda soon open a direct flight route from Jakarta to Narita from November 2010 to take over the route from Jakarta to Tokyo JAL abandoned. We are also in the process ask permission to open a direct route from Jakarta to Tokyo for business, “explained Pujo as quoted Kontan

Head Institution (LPS) Zaelani Firdaus said the rules about the funds in the banking Cashback still be the talk between the BI and LPS. Meanwhile, talks with the industry will still be planned for approximately the next week.

“I do not easily set about Cashback,” he said on the sidelines of the launch of PT Indonesia Infrastructure Assurance Office at the Ministry of Finance, Tuesday (05/11/2010).

Firdaus said the LPS itself does not set the rules of gift-giving because it can distort the interest rate guarantee.

Firdaus said the DIA and all parties involved, such as BI and industry must be careful. Although the guarantee is in the hands of LPS, it is also necessary that a clear categorization of related species, so the consequences could Cashback translated.

“If we pay that goes beyond the provisions, if there is a problem bank enggak yes we pay,” he said.

However, this provision is a new form of appeal to the bank, not a rule because, according to Eden, Cashback is seasonal. The reason the bank gave Cashback for growing third party funds would be given permission by LPS. But if not, certainly will not be given. “If you let people interested in saving money in his bank he, ya can with rising interest rates. If baseball rise (interest rates), you are given a gift,” he said.

Diamond still a prima donna, white gold followed at number two. Large size with a simple model was in this year.

Jewelry can add a plus one’s appearance. Naturally, if every woman like never forgot the things this one. Call it the diamond that has always been an icon jewelry trends that never go out.

From year to year, the diamond has always been an unparalleled champion. Pieces of diamonds this year’s favorite is the model of geometric.

For those of you who claim to be lovers of diamonds, you probably should consider to choose the classic art deco design, such as sharp pieces that seem to pin options. Form stars and some motifs were large, not loose too will have a lot of places this year.

Then there is the white gold in place following the kedua.Tiap year, gold was never able to leave. “Material white gold is always in demand. Each year, the only different designs and models,” said Ferry, Consultant Jewelry from Felice.

According to him, for model year 2008 which was the trend is a form of white gold small, combined into one so that was great. “Model Parizo. So looks like one carat, two carat, and three-carat,” he said.

Actually, for the year 2008, the model was shifted to jewelry is very simple and not excessive. However, more directed to the courage to use something new and unique. Lump cocktail ring, for example, is no longer fixed on the bling-bling.

However, more to the game of colors. Jewelry with rocks “bold” color with the color intensity level of being loved because it seemed more exotic.

Form and model of the Oriental-style desert thick with nuances of animals and the design of ethnicity, is still an option. Brooch and earrings cut large designs combined with colors bold, such as, turquoise combined with the color gold.

As I predicted earlier, for accessories in men and women, size is now a lot of fans. Like the model badge, embroidery, and carvings are countless models jumbo increasingly become an idol.

Meanwhile, materials of jewelry other this year have probably preferred by many citizens of the world, namely silver, yellow gold, wood, and bones of animals. Arranged in patterns that vary, like a snake or a dragon, and other animals that have the power and used to live in the tropics will be increasingly common to find.

Ferry gives a little advice for you, who liked to “mingle” in jewelry. “Choosing the jewelry should not be seen by harga.Kalau more affordable, automated goods also be cheap. But certainly, adjust the contents of the wallet. Do not then forget about yourself. Clothing and to what the jewelry is also one thing that should never be overlooked” he said.