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...been dealt with in the hasty way that Debbie's resident did. A doctor's first priority (remember the Hippocratic oath) is always to save life--the problem is in defining what life is and whether a patient has any choice in ending it. The AMA must take a stand and establish a clear definition of life, and under what circumstances a physician can withhold life-prolonging treatment. Unless such guidelines are laid down, a tragic occurrence such as Debbie's induced death may again occur through the efforts of other "well-meaning" physicians...
...election is delayed past this spring employees don't stand to benefit. HUCTW has made attempts to contact every worker, and the administration plans to do the same--so campus awareness and debate over the issues are at an all-time high. But about one-third of all support staff leave their posts each year, most during the summer. The election must be held this spring so that the results will accurately reflect the opinion of an informed electorate...
...case of most films, home-video companies figure that fans will be satisfied with a one-night stand. The companies set the price high, assuming that most cassettes will be bought only by retailers, who in turn will rent them to customers and keep all the rental income. (The price is typically reduced eight or nine months later.) But a few studios, notably Paramount and Disney, have pioneered prices of under $30 for first-run releases deemed to be collectible. These include pop entertainments like Raiders of the Lost Ark, cult faves like Star Trek IV and children's classics...
...hotel people and the police are all Gallic shrugs. Perhaps Madame has a lover? The American embassy is all bureaucracy. See that line over there, buddy? Well, go stand in it, and then we'll listen to your troubles. Walker, whose characterization Ford balances nicely between exasperation and desperation, is all thumbs. He does not speak the language, he never gets to sleep, eat or change his suit, and he keeps stumbling into situations in which he needs all the coordination and smarts that regular habits help to ensure. Hitch at least used to give Cary Grant and James Stewart...
Less than ten miles to the south, in the suburb of Paranaque, stand the stately mansions of the Plazas of Dignity. It is a serene place, which should come as no surprise, since all the residents are dead. The plazas are part of Manila Memorial Park, a cemetery for the privileged. While President Corazon Aquino's late husband Benigno, assassinated in 1983, rests in a simple tomb, other graves are grandiose: white sepulchers within marble pavilions, furnished with altars and windowed with stained glass. Some even provide bathrooms and beds for mourners...