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Those residents who went through the process downplayed its significance. "It's kind of annoying, but not that big of a deal. I understand that it's not a foolproof system," said Jonathan A. Russell...
...your friend by sticking to a program of regular investing in stocks or stock funds, preferably through automatic payroll deductions. By investing a set amount each month (known as dollar-cost averaging), you naturally buy more shares when prices are low and fewer when they are high. It's foolproof, so long as your stocks eventually rebound, as they always have in the past...
...amount of light reflected by the fluorescent DNA. It's painstaking work -- sorting a single batch takes the better part of a day -- but the results speak for themselves: Of 14 pregnancies produced so far for couples who wanted a girl, 13 fetuses were female. Not entirely foolproof, but pretty close...
...your children about sex and values is an obvious first step. Be sure to note that STDs do not discriminate: you can't tell if another person is infected by how "clean" or "nice" he or she is. Nor are condoms, which generally provide pretty good protection, entirely foolproof. So don't be afraid to let your teenagers get tested for chlamydia. You may not like the results, but at least a treatment is available...
Going smaller has some bigger risks, though. Locations such as museums are foolproof so long as there are class trips. But by becoming more commercial, IMAX will have to compete more directly with Hollywood. Industry ticket sales increased 3.7% last year, to 1.38 billion. But the number of films increased at nearly twice that rate, as did the number of screens. So the market is hardly bubbling. And IMAX faces some competition from big-screen rivals such as Iwerks and MegaSystems...