Soyuz craft carrying Russian-American crew lands safely

Almaty, Kazakhstan (AP) — a Soyuz space capsule carrying two Russians and American touched down safely Friday a sweeping btlim of central Kazakhstan, finish of the men on the 164 days are the international space station.

Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoli Ivanishin Daniel Burbank NASA returned to Earth as Russian-made module landed on schedule at a remote site, North of the town of Arkalyk, dusty, and then on its side.

NASA TV broadcast pictures of vibrant carrying capsule parachute swaying slightly as he floated down in it while six vtrktoroni terrain vehicles approached the landing. Search and rescue eight helicopters circled the landing site to ensure a quick recovery.

Shkaplerov, Central seat, the capsule was the first issued out, hoisted into the reclining chair. While the medical team and checked his wiped the his vital signs, and with his astronaut life extension.

Ivanishin, then laugh heartily, Burbank went through the same procedure a few minutes later.

Speaking of touchdown, NASA spokesman Rob Navias called it "Bullseye landing."

"The spacecraft landed almost exactly where is the weather," he said NASA TV.

United States Navy retirement shuttle left Russia's Soyuz spacecraft as a team to provide the only outpost in space.

A Soyuz capsule from space from 3 1/2 hours earlier, when it began to slow, from gentle drift away. About 60 miles (100 km) above the Earth, Soyuz from atmospheric re-entry, running its heat resistant shield forward to protect the passengers from space goat heat generated by friction with the air.

The team first began feeling gravity at almost half a year.

A little under 15 minutes of touchdown, with Soyuz travel at around 800 kilometres per hour (250 mph), a series of parachutes to deploy.

As it made its gradual, the ground control team member, not one identified "noted Anatoly (Ivanishin) must be real hungry now," that is to be expected "soup, some meat."

In the final minutes before touchdown, braking parachutes were jettisoned to make room for the parachute slows this rise ringed around module 25 kph (mph).

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko now stay space station commander took until July along with Don and Pettit NASA astronaotit, André Kuipers of the Netherlands.

They will now prepare for the arrival of the first shipment of commercial cargo space station in early May. Space exploration technologies Corporation, better known as SpaceX's Dragon capsule, launches from Cape Canaveral on 30 April, the capsule will take several days to reach the space station.

It will be the first time supply space station launched a private company.

Space station will then its normal six team with the arrival of NASA astronaotit, Joe Acaba Russian colleagues Gennady Padalka, Sergei Revin, who blast from the cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on 17 May.

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Personal Finance Daily: Concept cars in Beijing: dragons, ants

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Sleeping dragon, hidden ant? These are just a couple of the creatures evoked by the new concept cars being shown off this week at the big international auto show in Beijing. We have a slide show for you of some of the coolest concept cars. They include a Jeep with a huge dragon curling down the side and a Chery @Ant, a two-seater electrical vehicle that could hook up with others heading in the same direction to create a sort of commuter train of little @Ants.

Also on MarketWatch today, Jennifer Waters looks at the complicated and quickly changing landscape of airline baggage fees, and offers some suggestions on how to calculate the costs when planning a trip.

— Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance

From a Jeep with a dragon crawling over it to a pair of tiny electric “Ant” vehicles, take a look at some of the coolest concept cars on display at the China car show in Beijing.
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The man was arrested after armed siege in London

London (AP) — police and officers armed snipers heavily put several blocks of Central London shopping lockdown Friday after a man apparently armed with tear gas, and threatened to blow up the building into offices.

Police said a man aged 49, was arrested hours after a stand off with police training, the advantage near to London's Tottenham Court Road offering tests for truck drivers.

A green khaki pants combination was captive lead out his hands behind his back by two unarmed policemen. Armed officers followed me.

The British media claimed that the man held captive people, but police said they were "not aware of all the hostages." police and security incident was not related to terrorism said, without the risk of future Olympics in summer 2012.

Smashed office equipment — computer monitors, hard drives, files and papers — the pavement in front of the Court inspect were Tottenham 179 road, where officers continued to stand guard after a draw.

Employee benefit the hpington post identified the suspect interviewed by Lilian Gilman as a former client, said to him, come on bcilindrim that "gasoline."

"Basically he threatened to blow up the office," Abby Baafi, 27, said the news site.

Police refused to say if he were armed he in any way.

Hpington editor United Kingdom post Associated Press offices Buzasi Carla said her organization shared the home with a fire escape, Shropshire which centred. She said the two men ran into the offices of the companies when the suspect arrived, sending "a ripple of panic" over the news.

Hpington post offices were one of a number of buildings in the area evacuated as police with riot gear and heavy weapons into position. Several blocks were vbptho, the stations were closed as the Office equipment was the fifth floor window chucked.

"He threw 10 computers, said the 26 year-old, Martynas Vristiuk, adding that building one landed on a police car computers.

Three-hour-long siege has been usually bustling Tottenham Court Road. The motive behind a draw was not clear. The police commander, who gave a statement MAK Chishty after his arrest, the suspect and said the event was only ????"?????" over "local" interest enough.

A message on the phone with an advantage not returned immediately.

"This was an isolated case and has no effect at all on the security preparations ahead of the summer games," said the official on condition of anonymity, the British security because of the sensitivity of the his work.

More than an hour after his arrest, police cordoned off sidewalks remains as investigated and recorded evidence.

Shannon Roberts, 18, went to a place immediately after she heard the news of this event was launched. She said she had seen armed officers along the street, at one point it appeared they had someone out their arms.

With armed police everywhere, "he looks like riots in London again," she said.

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Satter, Raphael, Bell Fergus Paisley Dodds contributed to this report.

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Great moments in 1937 the White House dinner

(Charles Sykes/AP)
David Chalian
Yahoo News!, Israelis Washington

Every year I find myself wondering why celebrities Hollywood want to fly east to sit in the Hotel Ballroom here is famous for its lack of style. But then I find myself in conversations with celebrities, many of whom here are clearly very specific issues, the global political landscape.

The most surprising conversation at dinner I had was a few years back when I was introduced to Kim Kardashian, she became intrigued by the Armenian heritage of my family name. She began to teach me about the Armenian genocide even beyond what I ever to meeting Hollywood starlet. It was a good thing she was steering the conversation, told me all about the related problem because her darling never seen her reality TV show and didn't know what we talk about. Who woulda thunk?

By Jake Tapper
Senior White House reporter for ABC News

In 2005, my dinner date was "daily show," wrote Stephen Colbert; The previous year continued to run into it to random places campaign (chasing down Howard Dean behind the scenes-Carroll high school in the United States, in the corridors of the history department at the University of South Carolina).

During dinner, Colbert apologized, lost for a bit. When he returned he told me that he was on the phone with his agent, they were just finalized the deal for his own show. It was a great moment for him, and his success can be fun, but I must admit I wondered to myself if he could keep the Colbert character "half an hour". Shows you how (not) know what a comedy; The show took off, and he was a comedian performing next year's dinner.

Martha Raddatz
Senior foreign correspondent for ABC News

I love the person who finishes making the photographer of these events. Quarterback this year, SAK was near my table ???? Brady, people would climb the Colin Powell to get to it. Asked how many young women who were lured to the table if he takes their picture Gen. Powell with Tom Brady.

I had a few "four stars" as my official photographer. This picture of the maarv 2008 is General Peter Chiarelli photography picture of me with Morgan Fairchild.

Jonathan Karl
ABC News senior political reporter

For me, one of the most known WHCD moments was Ozzy Osbourne stole the show during the dinner of 2002, jumping out of his chair, raising his arms given thunderous applause when Bush mentioned his name. Bush read the names of some of the inputs on the Sabbath bloody Sabbath Ozzy — "," blood "in the world", etc. — Said, "Ozzy, MOM loves your stuff." classic.

Ann Compton
ABC Radio news, national journal

I was seated next to the lectern at the table of 2007 when the stunt Bush 43, Steve bridges, it is surprising to the President for his routine.

Rick Klein
"World news with Diane Sawyer," Washington editor

Red carpet is a strange mix of dinner for celebrities and politics you can imagine — Eric Cantor, Alec Baldwin, Kim Kardashian, Scott Brown, chrochbi for the cameras. And that's when the two worlds intersect, gold.

Last year, he will be given a Donald Trump Marlon Wayans — IT this year, because the lifestyle just managed to convince President Obama to reveal his birth certificate. Mused aloud that he had Wayans to my healthy hair of Trump, alas, for a comedic that never came to be. But it's even better when Pol Pot plays the game celebrity itself. In 2010, RNC Chairman Michael Steele was then by the time he reached the red carpet, raving about having just had Chris Tucker and his "buddy". Tucker was less: "who is Michael Steele?"

(Silvia Izquierdo, AP)

Sara just
ABC News senior Washington editor, digital

My favorite moments in 1937 dinner of the White House are unlikely combinations of people you see in one place — often talk to each other. I will never forget walking after judge Antonin Scalia on the after-party one year while he had what looks like an in-depth conversation with Pamela Anderson. You don't see this every day.

Olivier Knox
Yahoo News!, White House

My favorite moment Western White House in 1937 came in 2006, when one of my guests was a member of a United States army officer who is expensive — only spent 15 months in Iraq. Stephen Colbert the comic riffed at some point last bchshatanoaa were retired generals criticisms leveled at then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. "I have a theory about how these retired generals causes all this commotion," declared Colbert. "Don't let them resign!"

I still hear my friend of belly-laugh — crkorim it was contagious.

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Slide Show: 10 cool concept cars from China auto show

The Jeep Wrangler Dragon design concept is a Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon with 18-inch wheels, 35-inch off-road tires and gold-colored details on various parts of its black body. It also has a big dragon on the side. It’s among several concept cars being debuted or reintroduced at the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which runs through May 2.

Honda showed off its Concept S minivan at the China show. It’s one of two Honda concept cars debuting in Beijing. Sleeker-looking that many entries in the minivan parade, the Concept S is smaller than the Odyssey minivan. Few details were available, but Honda reportedly has said the production version of the Concept S will have a hybrid powertrain.

A front view of the Lamborghini Urus SUV concept at the Beijing motor show. This concept SUV has a 600-horsepower engine and 24-inch wheels. The Italian auto maker said it hasn’t committed to producing this SUV.

A pair of Chery @Ant concept cars at the Beijing auto show. This two-seater electric vehicle from Chinese auto maker Chery would link up with others on the road, sensing which @Ants were going in the same direction and create a “train” that the car maker says would be more efficient, safer and easier on commuters.

Bentley is showing off the Bentley Continental GT V8 coupe at the Beijing auto show. Bentley says the GT V8 has a 4-liter, twin-turbocharged engine with 500 horsepower and an 8-speed automatic transmission. The top speed is 188 mph. The auto maker says it will get 40% better fuel efficiency than its 12-cylinder siblings.

The BMW i8 Concept Spyder is one of several models BMW is showing off in Beijing. The BMW i is a label BMW is giving its hybrid line, along with eDrive, its electrical motor system. This Spyder is a plug-in hybrid with a 131-horsepower motor upfront and a midmounted turbocharged thee-cylinder gas engine.

The Chrysler 300 Ruyi design concept was unveiled at the Beijing show as Chrysler tries to connect with a growing customer base in China. This car is based on 300C sedan and is designed to appeal with sophisticated, urban style elements.

It’s the McCar and it’s designed by Chinese car maker Geely. The name reportedly is short for MagiC Car. The vehicle has folding and removable seats that can configured in many ways to accommodate everything from luggage to wheelchairs and fold-up motorcycles.

This special edition Range Rover, the Evoque, was designed with input from Victoria Beckham, now Land Rover's creative executive. But is it posh enough? The version unveiled at the Beijing auto show has matte black paint with gloss black and rose-gold trim. The interior is finished in vintage-finish leather, mohair floor mats and a microsuede headliner. It also comes with a four-piece set of fitted leather luggage, and a leather portfolio carrying the owner’s manual and bearing Victoria Beckham’s signature.

Honda’s other concept car shown off at the China auto show is the Concept C sedan. The company says the “C” stands for “cool,” challenge,” and “China.” According to Autoweek’s editors, while it resembles a late-model Hyundai dressed up in Super Sentai garb, Honda claims that the C’s design was inspired by a dragon. Aimed at the Chinese middle class, the Concept C’s production variant will see daylight next year, Autoweek says.

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"Real life Barbie" fun to debate cosmetic surgery

Barbie dolls would create expectations for young women? (Valeria Lukyanova, Tumblr) article about 21 year old Ukrainian model Valeria Lukyanova grams of a storm around the Web, as people debate "real life Barbie" on her appearance through cosmetic surgery. It also includes a larger debate of over the extra pressure is placed on young women by the media and popular culture to mold and cosmetic.

A Tumblr account includes several pictures of the model Lukyanova without cosmetics, but in most of the photos it appears to be wearing a lot of makeup. In addition, some readers are questioning if the pictures that have been modified, and speculation to whether comprehensive plastic surgery past age Lukyanova such young to see it.

So, both young women really change the bodies in an attempt to look like Barbie?

Writing for news discovery, Redford Benjamin says "small" really did study whether the girls actually look up to Barbie as the physical ideal. Quoting from the article adolescence, Redford which Tara Kuther connectors, Erin McDonald wrote that "survived in information about dolls Barbie tends to be opinionated, based on essays and articles, popular media and research analysis" instead of actual science.

In fact, British research points Redford dolls 1995, found that young girls are actually like "reply" and destroying their Barbie, see them as toys and one-time approximation of real-life feminine beauty.

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