For Williams, this was her second long-term mission aboard the Station, and her first as Expedition commander.
And they responded to Parish's recent criticism with an impressive show sparked by that treble for Williams.
For Williams, it marked the end of a campaign which had pushed her body to the limit.
Juan Pablo Montoya was a distant third for Williams, ahead of the Renaults of Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli.
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Nick Heidfeld was a fine fourth for Williams with team-mate Mark Webber sixth.
The public voted for Williams ahead of Olympic cycling gold medallist Nicole Cooke and undefeated world champion boxer Joe Calzaghe.
It was the first "Senior Night" loss for Williams as a head coach, both at Kansas and at North Carolina.
Coulthard drove for Williams and McLaren and is now at Red Bull Racing, where he will continue as a consultant.
It marks the 14th number one for Williams, including his years with Take That, and his seventh solo number one.
But the Isle of Dogs' Steeds, 23, was a replacement for Williams, a Muslim, who withdrew so he could observe Ramadan.
The same goes for Williams, who was favored to win in Paris last year when she arrived on a 17-match winning streak.
The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has called for Williams to apologise over the video, in which he is seen punching an elderly woman.
German Nico Rosberg finished eighth for Williams ahead of Force India's Adrian Sutil and outgoing champion Lewis Hamilton, who was 10th for McLaren Mercedes.
However, Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi and Germany's Hulkenberg, who raced for Williams last year before making way for Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado, are also under consideration.
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Barrichello said on Twitter that his morning's testing had been halted by a Kers problem - the second in as many days for Williams.
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The Dutch team are also considering promoting test driver Markus Winkelhock and have been linked with Indian Narain Karthikeyan, who currently test drives for Williams.
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There is plenty of solace for Williams and other Kentucky fans.
But Roe's scrappiness and competitive thirst--learned as a hockey player for Williams College in the early 1960s and honed during 35 years at Bemis--have paid off.
The first, a dull affair in 2005, resulted in a points win for Williams, while the second saw Harrison knock out his opponent inside three rounds.
Another motivator for Williams is the prospect of challenging for a fourth Olympic gold medal in London, where the tennis tournament will be held at Wimbledon.
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It was also a disappointing qualifying session for Williams, although Kazuki Nakajima will be pleased to out-qualify team-mate Nico Rosberg for the first time this season.
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However, losing to unseeded Craybas was still tough for Williams to take and she had to wipe away tears in the press conference that following her defeat.
Villeneuve, the Formula One champion in 1997, has been at the Paul Ricard circuit this week, and reports said that he was there to test for Williams.
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But the whole episode could prove expensive for Williams Cos.
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Vitantonio Liuzzi earned two points for the Mercedes-powered Force India team with ninth, and former Brawn driver Rubens Barrichello took the final point with 10th on debut for Williams.
The Cumbrians have given permission for Williams to begin talks with the Essex club this week as U's boss Paul Lambert looks to bring a new goalkeeper to the club.
It is a remarkable comeback for Williams, who slipped as low as 175 in the rankings after missing almost a year with injury and a life threatening pulmonary embolism in 2011.
The basket accounted for Williams' only points after regulation.
Yet despite being a man down New Zealand replied with a classy try as Conrad Smith combined with Ma'a Nonu - on for Williams at centre - to bust the Welsh defence.
"I hope that my team-mate will be sorted out pretty soon and at the moment the rumours are very strong for Michael Schumacher, " said Rosberg, who drove for Williams between 2006 and 2009.
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