Fabrice Santoro of France returns the ball to Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev during their first round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo October 6, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Fabrice Santoro of France returns the ball to Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev during their first round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo October 6, 2009.

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  1. Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk speaks during news conference in the Star City, outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, and Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne landed safely on the Kazakhstan steppes on Tuesday following a six-month stint on the International Space Station.
  2. ARKALYK, KAZAKHSTAN - DECEMBER 1: In this handout supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA), the International Space Station TMA-15 crew of astronaut Frank De Winne of Belgium (R), Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (C) and Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk (L) pose wearing Kazakh national costumes after their arrival to Arkalyk, in northern Kazakhstan on December 1, 2009 in Arkalyk, northern Kazakhstan.

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