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...exploding their nuclear devices [WORLD, June 8]. The gravest threat of nuclear war is shaping up in South Asia without the international community's working together to try to prevent it. India's government is even winning applause at home from those who confuse military might with self-esteem. MOHAMMED ABDULLAH Lawrenceville...
...Surjit Mansingh, a disarmament professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. "They follow Mao's advice that a loud fart is better than a long lecture." Even though he was "bitterly disappointed," the ever empathetic Clinton suggested that India may have been motivated by a lack of self-esteem because it believes it is "underappreciated" as a world power. "Well," he continued, "I think they've been underappreciated...
...important to remember that marathons like the Bolder Boulder take place within the context of a biased American society. This means that marathons is not just about commending the best runners. Marathons are, more importantly, about encouraging community physical fitness, stimulating civic pride and enhancing the self-esteem of all contestants. These more important goals make it vital that all groups in society believe the race is conducted with great attention to fairness and equity...
...Medical School in Piscataway, N.J., makes the obvious but necessary point that Viagra will not be the final word on sexual dysfunction or dissatisfaction: "There's a danger that we could lose sight of the fact that a lot of sexual problems relate to poor relationships or poor self-esteem or anxiety, depression or other factors." Or as Petersen, the Playboy adviser, puts it, "You can take an angry couple and give them Viagra, and then you have an angry couple with an erection." Oddly, that's reassuring...
...address eating disorders, body image and self-esteem is usually pretty depressing," Bagneris said. "This is a direct-action approach where women can have fun and make a statement...