NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, leaves a bus at Star City, Kazakhstan on Sunday Oct. 11, 2009. Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte who arrived at the station on Oct. 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, leaves a bus at Star City, Kazakhstan on Sunday Oct. 11, 2009. Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte who arrived at the station on Oct. 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft.

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  1. This image provided by NASA Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009 shows the hexagon jet stream flowing around Saturn's north pole captured by the Cassini spacecraft. The last visible-light images of the entire hexagon were captured by NASA's Voyager spacecraft nearly 30 years ago, the last time spring began on Saturn. According to scientists "It's a mystery on par with the strange weather conditions that give rise to the long-lived Great Red Spot of Jupiter." he hexagon was originally discovered in images taken by the Voyager spacecraft in the early 1980s. It encircles Saturn at about 77 degrees north latitude and has been estimated to have a diameter wider than two Earths. The jet stream is believed to whip along the hexagon at around 100 meters per second (220 miles per hour).
  2. BANNING, CA - DECEMBER 8: Emissions-producing diesel trucks and cars pass non-polluting windmills along the 10 freeway on December 8, 2009 near Banning, California. Sustained global warming shows no sign of letting up according to new analysis by the World Meteorological Organization made public at the climate talks in Copenhagen. Although global temperature fluctuates from year to year, overall the decade of the 2000s is likely the warmest decade in the past 150 years covered by the report. This decade is warmer than the 1990s which were warmer than the 1980s, and so on. The conclusion meshes with independent analysis by the National Climatic Data Center and NASA.
  3. BANNING, CA - DECEMBER 8: Diesel trucks and cars travel the 10 freeway on December 8, 2009 near Banning, California. Sustained global warming shows no sign of letting up according to new analysis by the World Meteorological Organization made public at the climate talks in Copenhagen. Although global temperature fluctuates from year to year, overall the decade of the 2000s is likely the warmest decade in the past 150 years covered by the report. This decade is warmer than the 1990s which were warmer than the 1980s, and so on. The conclusion meshes with independent analysis by the National Climatic Data Center and NASA.
  4. BANNING, CA - DECEMBER 8: Emissions-producing diesel trucks and cars pass non-polluting windmills along the 10 freeway on December 8, 2009 near Banning, California. Sustained global warming shows no sign of letting up according to new analysis by the World Meteorological Organization made public at the climate talks in Copenhagen. Although global temperature fluctuates from year to year, overall the decade of the 2000s is likely the warmest decade in the past 150 years covered by the report. This decade is warmer than the 1990s which were warmer than the 1980s, and so on. The conclusion meshes with independent analysis by the National Climatic Data Center and NASA.
  5. BANNING, CA - DECEMBER 8: An emissions-producing diesel tanker truck passes non-polluting windmills along the 10 freeway on December 8, 2009 near Banning, California. Sustained global warming shows no sign of letting up according to new analysis by the World Meteorological Organization made public at the climate talks in Copenhagen. Although global temperature fluctuates from year to year, overall the decade of the 2000s is likely the warmest decade in the past 150 years covered by the report. This decade is warmer than the 1990s which were warmer than the 1980s, and so on. The conclusion meshes with independent analysis by the National Climatic Data Center and NASA.
  6. BANNING, CA - DECEMBER 8: Emissions-producing diesel trucks pass non-polluting windmills along the 10 freeway on December 8, 2009 near Banning, California. Sustained global warming shows no sign of letting up according to new analysis by the World Meteorological Organization made public at the climate talks in Copenhagen. Although global temperature fluctuates from year to year, overall the decade of the 2000s is likely the warmest decade in the past 150 years covered by the report. This decade is warmer than the 1990s which were warmer than the 1980s, and so on. The conclusion meshes with independent analysis by the National Climatic Data Center and NASA.
  7. Spain's Alejandro Cuenca, acrobat of the Cirque du Soleil, poses during a training session ahead their show 'Dralion' in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Cirque du Soleil began a series of shows in town Nov. 26, remaining until late December.
  8. An artist of the Cirque du Soleil trains ahead their show 'Dralion' in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Cirque du Soleil began a series of shows in the city last Nov. 26, remaining until late December.
  9. An artist of the Cirque du Soleil trains ahead their show 'Dralion' in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Cirque du Soleil began a series of shows in the city last Nov. 26, remaining until late December.
  10. Artists of the Cirque du Soleil train ahead their show 'Dralion' in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Cirque du Soleil began a series of shows in town Nov. 26, remaining until late December.
  11. Plastic mugs belonging to artists of the Cirque du Soleil hang from a wall during a training session ahead their show 'Dralion' in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Cirque du Soleil began a series of shows in town Nov. 26, remaining until late December.
  12. Artists perform during rehearsal for 'Varekai', the latest touring production of Cirque du Soleil, in Berlin in this June 4, 2008 file photo. Dubai will attempt to reassure markets and investors on Monday on how it plans to restructure its beleaguered conglomerate Dubai World. The lack of clarity and the prospect of bondholders rejecting a delay in repayments could lead to a fire sale of prize assets.
  13. NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, leaves a bus at Star City, Kazakhstan on Sunday Oct. 11, 2009. Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte who arrived at the station on Oct. 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft.
  14. Canadian billionaire philanthropist Guy Laliberte gestures just after his arrival at the Star City, Russia, on Sunday Oct 11. 2009. Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Laliberte who arrived at the station on Oct. 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz spacecraft.
  15. Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte (L), Gennady Padalka (C) of Russia and U.S. Flight Engineer Michael Barratt, all dressed in Kazakh national costumes, attend a news conference at Kustanai airport October 11, 2009, before their departure to Moscow. Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station (ISS), along with Laliberte who arrived at the station on October 2 with atronauts Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft.
  16. Space tourist Canadian billionaire and clown Guy Laliberte smiles shortly after landing of with two other members of the Expedition 20 main mission to the International space station Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, in Kazakhstan, on October 11, 2009. Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Laliberte who arrived at the station on 02 October with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft.

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  2. Team McCarville skip Krista McCarville (R) watches team mates Lorraine Lang (2nd L) and Tara George sweep during the Canadian Olympic curling trials women's semi-final in Edmonton, Alberta December 11, 2009. Looking on is Team Kleibrink skip Shannon Kleibrink (C).
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  11. A Yemeni refugee woman washes clothes at the Mazraq Refugee Camp in northern Yemen Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. UNHCR says that the population of the refugee camp has doubled in the last month as civilians continue to flee their homes with fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Shiite rebels enters the fifth month.
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