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...surveillance equipment is foolproof, however, because miniaturized state-of-the-art components can easily be dropped into a pocket or hidden inside a coat lining. Says Robert McDiarmid, a former sheriffs lieutenant and now a partner in a California security firm: "I don't give a damn how good your system is, or how sophisticated your hardware. Generally speaking, when the system fails, it's a people failure." The best way to solve that problem may be the one used by companies like IBM and Apple Computer, which strive to keep their employees loyal by treating them fairly...
Doctors have little advice about how to avoid herpes. Though nothing is foolproof, it is best for the man to use a condom. A spermicide may also be helpful. In addition, sex partners should be known well enough to be trusted, and it should be borne in mind that oral sex is a contributing factor. VD Specialist Dr. Felman recommends getting a good look at the prospective sex partner with all the lights on. Says he: "If there are any sores or discharge, it's time to put your clothes back on and find another partner." That kind of clinical...
...second was the 1947 The Mother of Us All) and his criticism. Critic Thomson cheerfully concurs about the operas, at least: "I think I am a good opera composer. There have been some 3,000 performances of The Mother of Us All. It makes you know it is foolproof." No major opera house has yet produced a Thomson opera, and the composer is puzzled by the neglect. But in the long run he is philosophical: "I agree with one French critic who said that I am essentially a predecessor." Of what? That is for his successors to decide. "Some artists...
Most managers said they would be in favor of an on-line computer, but, as Tolleson said. "Only if [the administrators] could find one that is foolproof...
Princeton's men's cross country team has developed a foolproof strategy which guarantees it a victory in every Ivy League contest it enters...