Heavy turnout for U.S. early absentee voting in Virginia
Virginia registered voters wait to cast their ballot at a "In-Person Absentee Voting" location at McLean Governmental Center in McLean, Virginia, Oct. 25, 2008.
Virginia registered voters cast their ballot at a "In-Person Absentee Voting" location at McLean Governmental Center in McLean, Virginia, Oct. 25, 2008. Due to the heavy turnout for early absentee voting and slow computer in Richmond, Virginia that verifies each registered voters, people had to wait up to one hour to cast their ballot
Latvian super long dancing expected to break Guiness Record
Dancers wait to perform in Riga, capital of Latvia, Oct. 25, 2008.
Dancers perform in Riga, capital of Latvia, Oct. 25, 2008. In order to celebrate the 90th anniversary of national independence which falls on Nov. 18, Riga held a super long dancing activity here on Saturday. The super long dancing, which was performed by 2208 dancers, was expected to break the Guiness World Record with a longest dancing alignment.
Girls perform traditional dance in Riga, capital of Latvia, Oct. 25, 2008. In order to celebrate the 90th anniversary of national independence which falls on Nov. 18, Riga held a super long dancing activity here on Saturday. The super long dancing, which was performed by 2208 dancers, was expected to break the Guiness World Record with a longest dancing alignment
Girls perform traditional dance in Riga, capital of Latvia, Oct. 25, 2008. In order to celebrate the 90th anniversary of national independence which falls on Nov. 18, Riga held a super long dancing activity here on Saturday. The super long dancing, which was performed by 2208 dancers, was expected to break the Guiness World Record with a longest dancing alignment
Russian Soyuz capsule returns as planned
A Russian Soyuz capsule with two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. space tourist aboard landed safely in Kazakhstan as scheduled on Friday.
The capsule returned at about 9:37 a.m. (0337 GMT), and the two Russian crew, Sergei Volkov and Oleg Konon, felt fine, said Russian Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin.
The TV channel of U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) called the on-target landing flawless.
NASA also said Russian helicopters had arrived at the landing site of the capsule in north-central Kazakhstan to fetch the crew.
U.S. millionaire Richard Garriott, aged 47 and son of a former astronaut with NASA, paid some 30 million U.S. dollars for the journey. He is world's sixth space tourist and also the first American to follow a parent into space.
A Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft is set on its launch pad on the Baikonur cosmodrome Oct. 10, 2008. U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke are scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on Oct. 12, 2008
U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott stands in front of a space capsule during a training session in the Star City space centre outside Moscow Sept. 19, 2008. Garriott, U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke and Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in a Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft in October
A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko and U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott lands not far from the the Kazakh town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan October 24, 2008
A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko and U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott lands not far from the the Kazakh town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan October 24, 2008
Ground crew members helps U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz space capsule near Arkalyk, in north-central Kazakhstan Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. A Soyuz capsule carrying a Russian-American crew has touched down on target in Kazakhstan after a descent from the international space station, safely delivering the first two men to follow their fathers into space
Preparations for launching Russia's Soyuz TMA-13 spaceship that will carry a new crew to the international space station are under way in an assembly shop at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on Sunday, October 12
Preparations for launching the Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spaceship that will carry a new crew to the international space station are under way in an assembly shop at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on Sunday, October 12
The Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spaceship is being prepared for launch, to carry a new crew to the international space station in an assembly shop at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on Sunday, October 12
A policeman leads the Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft to its launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome Oct. 10, 2008. U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke are scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on Oct. 12, 2008
The Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft is set on its launch pad on Baikonur cosmodrome Oct. 10, 2008. U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke are scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on Oct. 12, 2008
Uribe loses nearly half of original weight for marriage
Manuel Uribe looks at the earrings of his fiancee Claudia Solis at his home in the suburb of San Nicolas de los Garza, Monterrey October 24, 2008. Uribe, who once weighed 1,235 pounds (560 kilograms), will marry Solis on Sunday after losing nearly half his original body weight
Latest therapy: Snake massage
A client in an Israeli health spa enjoys her latest "snake massage" by six non-venomous snakes. Here, large reptiles are good for deep tissue massage while their smaller counterparts ideal for delicate areas such as face. For 70 U.S. dollars, the spa will treat clients to snakes in what it says a relaxing massage curing aching muscles and joints
Crazy models at Moscow Fashion Week
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Moscow Fashion Week
A model displays a creation by Russian designer Shapovalova during Moscow Fashion Week October 24, 2008
A model displays a creation during Moscow Fashion Week October 24, 2008
A model displays a creation by Russian designer Shapovalova during Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow October 24, 2008
A model displays a creation by Russian designer Shapovalova during Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow October 24, 2008
Crazy models at Moscow Fashion Week
Labels:
Moscow Fashion Week
A model displays a creation by Russian designer Shapovalova during Moscow Fashion Week October 24, 2008
A model displays a creation during Moscow Fashion Week October 24, 2008
A model displays a creation by Russian designer Shapovalova during Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow October 24, 2008
A model displays a creation by Russian designer Shapovalova during Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow October 24, 2008
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