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...sport's apparent simplicity, however, belies the variation of technique and strategy that fencing encompasses. For one thing, in collegiate fencing meets there are actually two or three different competitions--namely the foil, sabre and epee...

Author: By Anand S. Joshi, | Title: Harvard Fencing Foils All | 2/14/1995 | See Source »

...Should all else fail, try shielding phone and power cords. the easiest way to do this is to wrap wires in one layer of aluminum foil, and then to ground the foil, "Grounding" means to create a path from the foil to a point that is connected, literally, to the ground. In dorm rooms, try touching the foil to an unpainted water or heating pipe (such as the pipes under the sink in the bathroom or the pipes near the radiator). If aesthetics is a problem, try touching the metal part of a wire--any wire--to the foil...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHRB Offers Its Help to Apleyites | 2/11/1995 | See Source »

Power cords can also be covered in tin foil and grounded to a metal object...

Author: By Susan A. Chen, | Title: Radio Interference Irks Apley Court Residents | 2/7/1995 | See Source »

Still, a smart employee with knowledge of an internal security system can foil even the most sophisticated surveillance, police said...

Author: By Marios V. Broustas, | Title: Is Harvard Checking Employees' Records? | 12/17/1994 | See Source »

...pathology and pure evil. Czerny's performance in the role is nothing less than stellar--as his steely eyes glitter, he brings to light both the calculated ruthlessness as well as the moments of ferocious anger in this complex character. Silent and introspective, Kevin is the perfect victim and foil for this brutal priest. The bruises which appear on the young boy's face become a map with disturbing clues to the extent to which his body and soul have been violated by Father Lavin...

Author: By Tristanne LILAH Walliser, | Title: The Bells Toll for 'Boys of St. Vincent' | 12/15/1994 | See Source »

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