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...Many Filipinos impute less altruistic motives. Estrada, a former B-list movie actor, remains hugely influential among average Filipinos - particularly compared to Arroyo. Indeed, a recent survey found that Estrada remains much more popular and more credible than the current President. Before the pardon, Estrada refused to accept the legitimacy of the Arroyo government. Letting him off, critics say, may be a way of muting his criticism and defusing the resentment of his followers. (As part of his deal with the administration, Estrada has promised not to run for office...
America's wrenching debate over what constitutes torture and whether the nation practices it is beginning to involve a group you'd think would be above such things: the medical profession. According to a new survey of more than 1,700 students from eight medical schools, an alarming number of future physicians may not be familiar enough with the Geneva conventions to recognize torture. Worse, even some who do know what it is may be willing to inflict it anyway...
...Boyd's survey found that 94% of medical students received less than one hour of instruction about military medical ethics in school. More than a third didn't know that the Geneva conventions say doctors should "treat the sickest first, regardless of nationality" or that it prohibits them from threatening prisoners or depriving them of food or water for any length of time...
...fire safety, are often more sensitive to fire than are untouched forests, and just a few scattered houses in the woods can amplify a wildfire. "Isolated homes surrounded by natural vegetation are probably the most dangerous combination for fires," says Jon Keeley, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geographical Survey (USGS). Beyond providing fuel for the flames, new dwellings also concentrate the single biggest cause of wildfires: us. The downed power lines, careless barbecues and abandoned campfires that frequently spark fires don't happen in the absence of people. And then there is the wicked wild card of arson. Perhaps...
...survey also found that Macs were more popular among college women than men, with the latter preferring Alienware, Dell, and Lenovo computers...