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...battered woman ever feels completely safe from an attack by an abusive husband or boyfriend -- even one barred by injunction from contacting her. Because plenty of assailants simply refuse to stay away, police departments and women's shelters in Boston and Knoxville will be providing "panic buttons" that allow victims to summon help electronically. ADT Security Systems of Tampa is offering electronic devices free of charge to a limited number of women in cities participating in the six-month pilot program. The devices are worn as pendants or installed in homes as security-system panels. A woman fearing imminent assault...
...Nonetheless, the poll also shows continuing and widespread lay dissent on the hot-button issues that affect women, including birth control, divorce, female priests and, to some extent, abortion. Although women favor allowing married priests, they are divided over whether this change would make male clergy more understanding toward women's concerns...
When he describes his plan for taking the pulse of the people, Perot seems to assume that viewers will have access to some sort of interactive television network. Such a system would allow couch spuds to register their opinions simply by pressing a button on a keyboard or remote control. Unfortunately, interactive television does not yet exist -- except in a handful of small pilot projects -- and it has not been determined who will provide the service when it does arrive...
Winer recounts his frustration at watching a Coffee Connection employee search frantically for the button to make a "long" espresso...
...high-pitched signal lets you know when Junior has wandered more than 35 feet away. If he's not in sight, just push a button and activate the child's homing device. Next: TeenFence, an invisible electronic barrier that keeps teenage daughters in and teenage suitors...