A Japanese girl wearing a Winnie the Pooh hat relaxes atop a Hello Kitty doll at Sanrio Puroland on the outskirts of Tokyo January 24, 2004. Hello Kitty, one of Japan's most famous character brands and cultural exports, is under siege from Walt Disney's lovable bear Winnie the Pooh, which has a fanatical following among children and hordes of 20 to 30 something Japanese females. PICTURE TAKEN JANUARY 24, 2004 REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
Reuters - Feb 05 8:31 AM

Children crowd to buy candy at a street fair in a Baghdad neighborhood as they celebrate the four-day holiday of Eid al Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice Tuesday Feb. 3, 2004. The feast commemorates the Quranic account of God allowing the patriarch Abraham to sacrifice a sheep instead of his son Ismail. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
AP - Feb 03 7:08 AM

Japanese kindergarten children gather to throw beans at Zojoji temple in Tokyo February 3, 2004 to celebrate the upcoming spring according to the traditional calendar. People who throw and catch the beans believe they will have good luck during the rest of the year. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Reuters - Feb 03 1:08 AM