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Despite the possibilities of success, the survival of the ethics commission as a legitimate check on official misconduct remains an open question. The 1978 Ethics Law is not the first such statute. In fact, a conflict of interest law has been in effect in the Commonwealth for 16 years. The old law, however, was breached far more often than enforced. As Harshbarger notes, "We have once again created a law and an enforcement arm. Like so many that went before it the question is--Will it go down the drain, or will it become merely an appendage or a bureaucracy...
Vastola has a temperament that seems perfectly suited to fencing. Self-assured, with a calm exterior that hides a fiercely competitive interior, he possesses both the poise and the intensity which are necessary ingredients of success in this demanding sport...
Attribute much of Vastola's success to what goes on inside his head. Emphasizing that "strategy is the most important part of competition once you master a certain element of physical dexterity," Vastola employs an arsenal of different tactical approaches that ensure weapons superiority on the strip...
...SUCCESS OF the other songs depended more on a combination of good staging and acting than vocal purity. In "Strange Feeling," for example, smoke flowed like a waterfall from the back of the stage over the front edge, as the offstage male chorus eerily echoed Susan Perkins's ghostly singing...
Despite reservations about the national economy and the appeal of a drive that doesn't involve much "bricks and mortar," administrators seem sure the drive will go ahead as planned and are optimistic about its chances for success. Since last fall, College Fund volunteers have been screening potential contributors across the country to gauge how much money might be available and to find out whether alumni might resist a capital drive right now. By next fall about 3000 alumni will have gotten the once-over; and so far, the prospects look good...