Sultan Kosen, left, from Turkey, who is 8-feet-1, meets Mr. Met, the New York Mets mascot, on the field during Mets' batting practice before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field in New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Sultan Kosen, left, from Turkey, who is 8-feet-1, meets Mr. Met, the New York Mets mascot, on the field during Mets' batting practice before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field in New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.

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  1. A visitor looks at the clothes of Turkey's former first lady Mevhibe Inonu in an exhibition in Istanbul, November 26, 2009. An evening gown slit discreetly from the neck to the navel worn by Turkey's former first lady Mevhibe Inonu is on show in an Istanbul exhibition, tracing how her style helped define the image of the young Turkish Republic. Picture taken November 26, 2009. To match Reuters Life! TURKEY-FIRSTLADY/CLOTHES.
  2. ROME - NOVEMBER 17: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the second day of the World Summit for Food Security 2009 organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on November 17, 2009 in Rome, Italy. The summit runs from November 16 until November 18 and will see the participation of more than 60 heads of state and government.
  3. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 08: A cayci ('teaboy') carries a tray with tea to customers in the vicinity of his tea shop on November 8, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish tea (a black tea called 'cay') is traditionally consumed as the main social beverage over a conversation or a work break as well as offered as a sign of hospitality before or after a meal. In 2004, Turkey had the highest per-capita tea consumption in the world at 2.5kg (5.5lbs) followed closely by the United Kingdom at 2.1kg (4.6lbs), according to the consumer market research firm Euromonitor International.
  4. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 05: Turkish band maNga poses for a picture at the backstage boards during the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards held at the O2 Arena on November 5, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  5. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 05: Turkish band maNga attends the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards held at the O2 Arena on November 5, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  6. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 03: Ekrem Dag (L) of Besiktas and Makoto Hasebe (R) of Wolfsburg compete for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group B match between Besiktas and VfL Wolfsburg at the Inoenue stadium on November 3, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey.
  7. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 12: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak walks through the Prime Ministry before attending the weekly cabinet meeting on October 12, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Turkey announced that they have excluded Israel from a joint multi-national military exercise amid concerns that the aircraft that Israel intended to use had participated in bombing raids on Hamas targets during the recent conflict. The United States and Italy have since pulled out of the exercise.
  8. Turkish coach Fatih Terim reacts Turkey was defeated by Belgium in their World Cup 2010 qualifying football match at Heysel stadium in Brussels on October 10, 2009. Belgium won 2-0.
  9. PARIS - OCTOBER 08: Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L) shakes hands with French Senate President Gerard Larcher (R) before they attend a dinner on October 8, 2009 in Paris, France. Abdullah Gul, by invitation of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, is in Paris since yesterday to attend activities for the 'Turkish Season' which celebrates Turkey's culture in France.
  10. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 5: In this handout image supplied by the IMF, International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L), Mexico's Finance Minister and Chairman Agustin Carstens (C) and World Bank President Robert Zoellick (R) hold a joint press conference after their Development Committee meeting at the Istanbul Congress Center October 5, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Development Committee is a forum of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund that facilitates intergovernmental consensus building on development issues.
  11. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 3: In this handout image supplied by the IMF, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) talks with Italy's Governor Mario Draghi (R) prior to the start of their G-7 meeting at the Istanbul Congress Center October 3, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. According to reports global financial stability has improved in the wake of policy actions with signs of economic recovery.
  12. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25: World leaders pose for a group photo at the G-20 economic summit on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standing in the front row (L-R) are South African President Jacob Zuma, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Hujin Tao, Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, second Row (L-R) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodruigez Zapatero, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal, third row (L-R) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Director General of the ILO Juan Somavia, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria, Director General of the WTO Pascal Lamy, and FSB Chairman Mario Draghi.
  13. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25: The spouses of the visiting G-20 leaders (top-L-R) wife of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiv, unknown, Dr Pimpen Vejjajiva, wife of EU Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso, Margarida Sousa Uva, wife of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Therese Rein, Filippa Reinfeldt, wife of Swedish Prime Minster Fredrik Reinfeldt, Laureen Harper of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Miyuki Hatoyama, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, wife of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ban Soon Taek, unknown, unknown, (bottom-L-R) wife of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President of Spain, Sonsoles Zapatero, wife of South African President Jacob Zuma, Nompumelelo Ntuli, Kim Yoon-ok, First Lady of Korea, wife of Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Margarita Zavala, Brazil's first lady Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva First Lady Michelle Obama (6th-L-R), Ani Bambang Yudhoyono, wife of Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni Sarkozy, wife of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Svetlana Medvedev, wife of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Emine Erdogan, and wife of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Gursharan Kaur pose at the CAPA School on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. U.S. President Barack Obama and heads of state from the world's leading economic powers are meeting for the second day of the G-20 summit, aimed at promoting economic growth.
  14. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey speaks during the 64th General Assembly at the United Nations in New York September 24, 2009.
  15. MUGLA, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 23: Two times Swimming World Champion Paul Biedermann returns from a open water morning training session at the Agais sea during the 'Champion des Jahres' event week at the Robinson Club Sarigerme Park on September 23, 2009 in Mugla, Turkey. More than 60 top German athletes were invited by German holiday resort operator Robinson to relax at the Sarigerme Park Robinson Club resort for a week, as part of the company's 'Champion of the Year' competition.
  16. MUGLA, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 22: Two times Swimming World Champion Paul Biedermann (2nd R) celebrates with his team mates Kristen Bruhn (R), Jens Kruppa (2nd L) and Helge Meeuw (L) after attending a fun swim realy at a holiday resort on September 22, 2009 in Mugla, Turkey. More than 60 top German athletes were invited by German holiday resort operator Robinson to relax at the Sarigerme Park Robinson Club resort for a week, as part of the company's 'Champion of the Year' competition.

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  1. New York Mets starter Nelson Figueroa smiles after he was hit in the face with a shaving cream pie after pitching a complete game shutout to lift the Mets to a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  2. New York Mets starter Nelson Figueroa waves to fans after his complete-game 4-0 shutout of the Houston Astros in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  3. New York Mets catcher Josh Thole, left, congratulates starter Nelson Figueroa who pitched a complete game shutout in the Mets 4-0 win over the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  4. New York Mets greet teammate Angel Pagan, right, after he scored on David Wright's sixth-inning sacrifice fly in their baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens.
  5. New York Mets third base coach Razor Shines, left, stands with Angel Pagan during the Mets' 4-0 shutout victory over the Houston Astros in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  6. Second base umpire Adrian Johnson, right, signals New York Mets runner Daniel Murphy, center, out as Murphy signals himself safe after trying to stretch a third-inning single into a double in their baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada, left, holds the ball in his ungloved hand.
  7. New York Mets' Angel Pagan, left, beats the throw to slide safely into home to score on teammate Luis Castillo's third-inning sacrifice fly as Houston Astros catcher Humberto Qunitero, right, waits for the ball in their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  8. New York Mets' Angel Pagan runs out a third inning triple off Houston Astros' Wilton Lopez in their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  9. Atlanta Braves' Brooks Conrad tries to stop his swing as he strikes out to end their baseball game against the Washington Nationals during the 15th inning, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009, in Atlanta. Washington won 2-1.
  10. Atlanta Braves Yunel Escobar, right, sits in the dugout with teammates as they fall behind to the Washington Nationals during the 15th inning of their baseball game Sunday Oct. 4, 2009, in Atlanta. Washington won 2-1.
  11. Atlanta Braves catcher Clint Sammons sists in the dugout as their baseball game against the Washington Nationals drags on through extra innings, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009, in Atlanta. Washington won 2-1.
  12. Washington Nationals' Elijah Dukes, left, scores as he passes Atlanta Braves catcher Clint Sammons during the 15th inning of their baseball game Sunday Oct. 4, 2009, in Atlanta. Washington won 2-1.
  13. Washington Nationals' Justin Maxwell is caught stealing second by Atlanta Braves second baseman Kelly Johnson during the fifth inning of their baseball game Sunday Oct. 4, 2009, in Atlanta.
  14. Washington Nationals' J.D. Martin pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of their baseball game Sunday Oct. 4, 2009, in Atlanta.
  15. Atlanta Braves' Tim Hudson pitches against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of their baseball game Sunday Oct. 4, 2009, in Atlanta.
  16. Washington Nationals first baseman Adam Dunn, right, tags out Atlanta Braves Yunel Escobar on his way to first on a sacrifice bunt during the ninth inning of their baseball game Saturday Oct. 3, 2009, in Atlanta.

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  9. Qatar's flag flies in front of the Qatar National Bank's head office building in Doha November 30, 2009.
  10. NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Artist David Hockney views some of his work during a tour of the new Nottingham Contemporary art space which is holding a major retrospective of his work on November 30, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The recently opened 19 GBP million building, by architects Caruso St John, is showing over 60 works by David Hockney.
  11. EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn, right, walks with Serbia's President Boris Tadic at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.
  12. In this computerized sketch released by Russian police on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, is a possible suspect thought to be involved in Friday's bombing and derailment of an express train speeding from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Authorities say Friday's derailment was caused by a bomb planted on the track. The blast gouged out a five-foot (1.5 meter) crater and sent the final three carriages of the 14-car Nevsky Express hurtling off the rails. The death toll from Russia's deadly train derailment rose to 26 Monday after a wounded passenger died.
  13. An Israeli chef pours ingredients, during an attempt to establish a Guinness Record for the biggest mixed meat sandwich, in Jerusalem, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.
  14. People pose for a souvenir photo under a bell tree as Tokyo's zelkova tree lined Omotesando shopping street is illuminated for the first time in 11 years Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. A total of 630,000 LED bulbs decorated 138 trees along one kilometer (0.62 miles) main entrance path to Meiji Shrine until Jan. 10, 2010 to attract the year-end shoppers as well as the new year worshippers to the shrine.
  15. A baby girl is scared from a monkey performing at a garden during the last day of the holy festival of Eid al-Adha, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.
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