Crying Baby Contest

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An unidentified baby, held by a college sumo wrester, cries during Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, as a judge looks on at Sensoji temple in Tokyo Monday, April 29, 2013. The babies born in 2012 participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for their healthy growth. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

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'The Rush of Nat... British artist Marc Quinn poses by his sculpture 'The Rush of Nature' as it is unveiled to mark Chelsea Flower Show’s 100 year anniversary during the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)(REUTERS/Damir Sagolj)
Decorated Garden... A garden gnome painted by British musician Elton John is seen on display during the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday, May 20, 2013. Chelsea Flower Show, which celebrates its centenary anniversary this year, has temporarily lifted its 100-year ban on garden gnomes, and marks its anniversary by unveiling over 100 gnomes painted for charity by celebrities and which will be auctioned on eBay. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Commencement Cap Ben Goldfarb of New York checks his phone during commencement at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., Monday, May 20, 2013. Goldfarb, is receiving a degree from the School of Forestry with a focus on Marine Conservation. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Laced Up Heels A model showcases an outfit from Dubai based designer Gisellablu on Friday, May 17, 2013 in Singapore during the annual Audi Fashion Festival held in the city-state. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Four Seasons Gar... In this May 15, 2013 photo, visitors to The New York Botanical Garden view sculptures by Philip Haas depicting "Winter," left, and "Autumn," right. The painted fiberglass sculptures are part of Haas' "Four Seasons" installation on view through Oct. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine)
Bun Festival Climbers collect mock buns during the Bun Scrambling contest at the bun festival at midnight in Cheung Chau island, Hong Kong Friday, May 18, 2013. The Bun Festival is the traditional event celebrating the islanders' deliverance from famine centuries ago and is meant to placate ghosts and restless spirits. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Google Glasses Google Glass team members wear Google Glasses at a booth at Google I/O 2013 in San Francisco, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Ballroom Dancing... Oleksiy Pinko, a circus artist, dances with a lion during presentation of the new program in Ukraine's National Circus in Kiev, Ukraine on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
Cake for Nigeria A large decorative cake celebrating Nigeria sits on display in Lagos, Nigeria, on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Baker Tosin Jemide made the cake to celebrate Nigeria's upcoming centenary celebration. The cake includes dolls and pictures of leaders in the country's history, including the late military dictator Sani Abacha. Nigeria's north and south became unified under the control of British colonialists in 1914. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Barbie's Dream H... Visitors stand in front of the Barbie Dreamhouse Experience near Alexanderplatz square in Berlin, Germany, Thursday May 16, 2013. The 2,500 square meter Barbie Dreamhouse Experience will be open for three months in Berlin. (AP Photo/dpa, Jens Kalaene)(REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo)
Glowing Art Disp... Artists install an installation art piece seen under Ultra-violet lighting titled "Stellar Cave II" by French artist Julien Salaud on Monday, May 13, 2013 in Singapore which will host the Art Garden 2013 art festival for about 3-months at the Singapore Art Museum.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Over-the-Top Hat Willy Weaver, from Albany, Ga., walks through the paddock area before the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Giant Floating H... In this April 22, 2013 handout photo provided by Marist College crew coach Matthew Lavin, a giant head made of Styrofoam and fiberglass is seen floating in the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Officials at the college in say their crew team was practicing earlier this week when the coach spotted a large object floating near the river's west bank. He hooked a rope to it and towed it to the team's dock on the east bank. (AP Photo/Marist College, Matthew Lavin, HO)
Break a Leg? In this May 7, 2013 photo, visitors rest near the artistic objects at the Hongfang Creative Industrial Zone in Shanghai, China. The Hongfang Creative Industrial Zone, created in 2005 out of a cluster of renovated factories, houses galleries including the Shanghai Sculpture Space, open Tuesday-Sunday, which shows work by Chinese and foreign contemporary artists. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Tower of Cars People look at a sculpture made of 13 scrapped cars of various colours created by Gu Yuan and Sun Yeli at a cultural industrial park in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, May 8, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Toys Made from R... In this photo taken Monday, April 29, 2013, finished toy animals made from pieces of discarded flip-flops are laid out in rows to dry in the sun, having just been washed, at the Ocean Sole flip-flop recycling company in Nairobi, Kenya. The company is cleaning the East African country's beaches of used, washed-up flip-flops and the dirty pieces of rubber that were once cruising the Indian Ocean's currents are now being turned into colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and other toy animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Fashion Creation A model wears a creation by Colombia's designer Andres Martinez at the "Circulo de la Moda de Bogota," or Bogota Fashion Circle in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Roly-Poly Hot Ai... A hot air balloon from a fruit juice company flies over Sydney Harbour and along the Sydney skyline as a commercial jet flies past in the back Monday, May 6, 2013. The roly-poly character of the Nudie company is drifting over Sydney as the company celebrates its 10th birthday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Pour Me a Drink? In this Oct. 5, 2012 photo, Visitors look at the scripture “Ray” created by Indian artist Subodh Gupta at Jing’an Sculpture Park in Shanghai, China. Jing’an Sculpture Park, on Beijing West Road west of the North-South Expressway, is an oasis of green among high-rise apartment blocks. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Repurposed Lobst... Kniphofia's, otherwise referred to as red hot pokers, bloom at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, May 1, 2013. April showers and warming weather has brought spring flowers into bloom at Duke Gardens, a 55 acre horticultural showplace nestled in the heart of the Duke University campus. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Giant Bath Toy A giant Rubber Duck created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman is towed along Hong Kong's Victoria Habour Thursday, May 2, 2013. Since 2007 the 16.5-meter (54-f44t)-tall Rubber Duck has traveled to various cites including Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paulo and Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Bird's Nest Bird eggs are shown inside a nest built in a gas fired grill during the warm spring weather in Depew, N.Y., Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The large nest was discovered by resident Jacqueline Sherwood who has decided not to use the grill until the birds are gone. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
Gorilla Surrogat... Ashley Chance carries a three-month-old western lowland gorilla named Gladys in the outdoor gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo for her first time Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Cincinnati. The baby gorilla was born Jan. 29 at a Texas zoo to a first-time mother who wouldn't care for her. Zoo workers and volunteers are acting as surrogate mothers to prepare the baby to be introduced to two female gorillas at the Cincinnati Zoo who might accept her. Humans acting as surrogate mothers wear vests and materials to make them appear more like a gorilla. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Celebrating Walp... Men costumed as devils pose in front of a steam engine of a small train in Schierke, central Germany, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Hundreds of costumed devils and witches meet to celebrate Walpurgis Night, a traditional religious holiday of pre-Christian origins. The event is named after St. Walburga, an English nun who helped convert the Germans to Christianity in the 8th century. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Jet Engine Art Jet Art Group's artist Princess Tarinan von Anhalt replaces a traditional paintbrush with hurricane force winds generated by Flexjet's Learjet 40 XR aircraft's engine. The heat and velocity dispensed from the engine blend and weld the paint onto the canvas, resulting in one-of-a-kind, abstract paintings. For more information, visit flexjet.com. (Tom DiPace/AP Images for Flexjet)
Hypnotic Dress A Pakistani model presents a creation by designer Maheen Karim during Lahore Fashion Week, Monday, April 29, 2013 in Lahore, Pakistan. Dozens of designers, brands and textile houses will present their collection in the four-day Lahore Fashion Week sponsored by the Pakistan Fashion Design Council. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Shoeless Feet painted like shoes are displayed during the opening ceremony of South Korean shoe store LesMore in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
International Da... A Javanese traditional dancer uses his mobile phone camera to take a self portrait as he waits for his turn to perform during a festival held to commemorate the International Dance Day in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Monday, April 29, 2013. (AP Photo/A.K. Hendratmo)
Flower Fashion A model presents a creation by Belarusian designer Olga Kucherenko during Belarus Fashion Week in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, April 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Crying Baby Cont... An unidentified baby, held by a college sumo wrester, cries during Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, as a judge looks on at Sensoji temple in Tokyo Monday, April 29, 2013. The babies born in 2012 participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for their healthy growth. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Polar Bear Costu... With a backdrop of Prague Castle, two Greenpeace activists wearing a polar bear costume roam around the Czech capital to warn about the dangers of global warming in the Arctic, Monday, April 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Robo Cup Robbots play during a soccer match in the Standard Platform League at the RoboCup GermanOpen 2013 in Magdeburg, central Germany, Friday, April 26, 2013. 43 international RoboCup Major League teams from 14 countries demonstrate the state-of-the-art in robotics with competitions in soccer, rescue and service robots. The RoboCup German Open takes place from April 26 to April 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Old Age Fashion A model presents a creation by Kazakhstan designer Aida Kaumenova during Belarus Fashion Week in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, April 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits))
Quirky Art An official runs along a broken mirror art installation by Italian artist Alfredo Pirri as visitors tour contemporary art displayed at the war bunker, near town of Konjic, 80 kms south of Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Friday, April 26, 2013, as the once secret bunker, built to shelter Yugoslavia's Marshal Josip Broz Tito and the communist leadership from a nuclear war, turns for three months into one of the world's quirkiest contemporary art galleries. The exhibition that opens Friday occupies most of the U-shaped complex some 280 meter (920 foot) deep underground that reportedly cost some US dlrs 4.6 billion to build but never served any purpose, and now turns into something that may put the sleepy Bosnian town of Konjic on the cultural map of Europe. Artists from 19 countries have worked for months on their performances and interventions in almost 100 rooms of the underground labyrinth, said Edo Hozic, the director of the project.(AP Photo/Amel Emric)
Best Baguette Ridha Khadher a Tunisian born baker stands in his Paris bakery, as he poses with one of his baguette, after winning the title of Best Baguette of Paris, Friday April 26, 2013. This award makes him the baguette supplier for the Elysee Palace, home of the French Presidency. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
The Real Superma... Joseph H. Horn, whose legal name is Superman J.H. Horn, walks to his seat at U.S. Cellular Field before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Christmas of Rom... Ancient Roman costumed people parade in the ancient areas of Colosseum, Circus Maximus and the Roman Forum to celebrate the festivities of Christmas of Rome, in Rome, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Legend says that Rome was founded by Romulus in 753 BC in an area surrounded by seven hills. Every year the city celebrates the Birth of Rome with parades and fighting in costume, re-enacting the deeds of the great ancient Roman Empire. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Linebacker Sub Linebacker Jarvis Jones, 2013 draft prospect and newest Famous Fan of SUBWAY, unveils a life-size "Smokehouse BBQ Chicken" sculpture to announce his official SUBWAY Famous Fan title, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in New York. The sculpture is an artistic representation of the football star from the chest up, standing approximately three feet tall and made of almost entirely SUBWAY Smokehouse BBQ Chicken. Jarvis joins a roster of fellow Famous Fans that include Robert Griffin III, Justin Tuck, Michael Strahan, Blake Griffin and Michael Phelps.† (Photo by Diane Bondareff/Invision for SUBWAY/AP Images)
Benefits of Eati... Designer Penelope Kupfer displays a biscuit made from insect flour at the Wellcome Collection in London, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The exhibition of Illuminated room-high insect traps, dramatic Iight projections of creepy crawlies and 3D printing of food made from bugs is a new installation called "Insects au Gratin" which explores the benefits of eating bugs, as part of a new season called Who's the Pest? organised with Pestival - the cultural organisation dedicated to our relationship with insects and the natural world. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Earth Day Indian activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) with bodies painted in green hold placards during a vegetarianism campaign in Hyderabad, India, Monday, April 22, 2013. The campaign aims to remind people to switch to a healthy, animal and earth friendly vegan diet on the occasion of Earth Day.(AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Beautiful Bulldo... Huckleberry sits on the throne after being crowned the winner of the 34th annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest, Monday, April 22, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. The 4-year-old bulldog pup is owned by Steven and Stephanie Hein of Norwalk, Iowa. The pageant kicks off the Drake Relays festivities at Drake University where a bulldog is the mascot. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Human Tower Members of the Castellers de Vilafranca team perform London's first 'Human Tower Performance' in front of Tower Bridge in London, Friday, April 19, 2013. The team from Barcelona in Spain form successively smaller tiers by climbing up the bodies of each layer to mount the shoulders of the previous tier until the tower is complete. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Iron Man Fans Contributor: Invision Members of the public dressed as Marvel characters arrive ahead of the UK premiere of Iron Man 3, at a central London cinema, Thursday, April 18, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
New Art At Rocke... This photo provided by the Public Art Fund, NY shows an art installation that includes nine colossal human-shaped figures in New York's Rockefeller Plaza, Thursday, April 18, 2013. The towering primal forms of "Human Nature," by New York-based artist Ugo Rondinone, who hails from Switzerland, were created specifically for Rockefeller Plaza and will be on display for seven weeks. (AP Photo/Public Art Fund, NY, Nora Gomez)
Acrobatic Pizza Alberto Pavolo, of Italy, performs with his dough during the acrobatic pizza event, part of the Pizza World Championships, in Parma, Italy, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The 22th edition of the pizza championships run from April 15 to April 17. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)
Fire Breather An Indian boy blows fire during a religious procession to mark ‘Ram Navami’ festival in Amritsar, India, Friday, April 19, 2013. Ram Navami celebrates the birthday of Hindu god Rama. (AP Photo/Sanjeev Syal)
Lincoln Log Reco... The new Guinness World Record for the largest Lincoln Log build, a replica of Nebraska's state Capitol, included 10,036 Lincoln Logs and stands at 12 ft 4 in., Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Lincoln Children's Museum in Lincoln, Neb. (Dave Weaver/AP Images for Lincoln Chamber of Commerce)
Rare Sumatran Ti... In this Monday, April 15, 2013 photo, a keeper tries to feed Melani, a 15-year-old female Sumatran tiger that has been suffering from an undiagnosed digestive disorder for the past five years, in her cage at Surabaya Zoo in Surabaya, Indonesia. The emaciated female Sumatran tiger was in critical condition at Indonesia's largest zoo Wednesday and may have to be put down after another rare tiger died at the problem-plagued facility earlier this month. (AP Photo)
Nuclear Research... A technician stands near equipment of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experience at the Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in the French village of Cessy near Geneva in Switzerland, April 15, 2013. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)
Ron Mueck Exhibi... A visitor looks at a sculpture entitled "Drift" (2009) by artist Ron Mueck during the press day for his exhibition at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris, April 15, 2013. (REUTERS/Charles Platiau)