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Here's how it works: when the first drop of urine hits a sensor in the child's underwear, the Malem Bedwetting Alarm erupts with a noise like a toy laser gun--loud enough to stop the flow but familiar enough not to frighten. At least that's the theory. Such bells and whistles do work better than medications, says Renee Mercer, author of the upcoming book Seven Steps to Nighttime Dryness. But they concern child expert Dr. T. Berry Brazelton. "They're punitive and can make children feel helpless," he says. --By Kristin Kloberdanz
CAMBRIDGE—Last Sunday morning, my alarm went off at 8 a.m. Without thinking twice, I sprang out of bed, turned the alarm off and plugged in the electric kettle to make instant coffee. In five minutes, I was (slightly) buzzed, a little disoriented and very excited. Was this momentary insanity, or even the result of a bad nightmare...
...April 2002, Norristown, Pa. Incident: A lawyer forgot his licensed weapon was in his briefcase and put it through the x-ray machine; the security officer was distracted and didn't see it until later, when the alarm was raised and the weapon tracked down Security: The security officer was subsequently reassigned...
...Washington to urge Congress to substantially, and urgently, increase its commitment of money and personnel to the Iraq mission. An independent study of U.S. efforts in Iraq commissioned by Bremer and Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld (downloadable from the Center for Strategic and International Studies) had already sounded the alarm last week, warning that the coalition's window of opportunity to remake Iraq on stable, friendly terms is closing fast. "The 'hearts and minds' of key segments of the Sunni and Shi'a communities are in play and can be won," the report noted, "but only if the Coalition Provisional Authority...
Other businesses have sounded the alarm, among them a consortium of nearly two dozen companies, including pharmaceutical makers (Abbott Laboratories), brewers (Coors), chemical companies (Dow) and makers of building materials (Owens Corning). They have urged President Bush "to declare war on high natural-gas prices." Heading a list of recommendations: "Maximize use of other energy sources for power generation...