According to Ethiopian custom, parents wait to name a baby because children often die in the first weeks of life.

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Before long, crews pass out pompoms and confetti as two giant, custom- designed puppets, Father Time and Baby Time, parade through Times Square.

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Out of cultural habit, many still circumcised their baby boys and buried their dead according to Muslim custom.

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It's already working on an Android app for release in 2011 as well as custom firmware, co-developed with Y-cam, that will simplify setup and provide exclusive baby monitoring features to WiFi Baby owners.

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