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Comparisons of Saddam Hussein to Hitler may be overblown. The Iraqi dictator has not built a Middle Eastern Auschwitz -- yet. But Saddam does seem to share one Hitlerian trait identified by British historian Alan Bullock: he is "consumed ((by)) the will to power in its crudest and purest form . . . power and domination for its own sake," to be expanded without limit. If Saddam is allowed to keep part of Kuwait -- and make no mistake, that is what those advocating a "diplomatic solution" are hinting at -- he will be back to take a bite out of another victim. Not right away...
Albert Pinkham Ryder had visionary gifts but also, a new show reveals, feeble draftsmanship, overblown poeticism and techniques that have caused his canvases to deteriorate disastrously...
Despite the drawbacks, nosering bearers insist that many concerns by non-wearers are simply overblown...
That may sound a bit overblown, but there are a few areas where the findings are having some influence. Educators are beginning to reconsider teaching methods in order to take advantage of women's sense of relationship. For example, at the Emma Willard School, the entire curriculum has been revised to emphasize cooperative learning rather than individual competition and to encourage girls to analyze and express ideas from their own perspective rather than parrot back the accepted dogma. In psychology, distant, impersonal therapists are gradually giving way to more empathic and active listeners who are better able to help women...
...American grocery store, claims Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Louis Sullivan, has become a "Tower of Babel." Consumers need to be linguists, scientists and mind readers to understand the overblown health claims on labels that blare at them from supermarket shelves. And even those skills may not be enough. "Light" may mean low calorie to most health- conscious consumers, but on a bottle of Bertolli Extra Light olive oil, the term refers to its color. Hostess Light cupcakes are said to be "low fat, no cholesterol," but that does not mean they...