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ORINDA, Calif. -- Nancy, a 23-year-old married graduate student, was well-dressed, quite pretty, and meticulously groomed. During the first 40 minutes of her initial therapy session, she had talked about feeling anxious, depressed, sleepless, and generally cranky for no apparent cause. Suddenly she blurted out, "Then there is this problem with my hair." She tore off her beret and bent her head forward so that her chin was pressed against her chest. There before me was a bald spot over more than a third of her head. "I pull it out one strand at a time. It's a nervous habit. I can stop it when I think about it. But then I watch tv or start reading a book, and I start all over again. It drives my husband crazy. He is sick and tired of shouting at me to stop. When he hollers, I stop doing it at least for a while...
In India's Huge Marketplace, Advertisers Find Fair Skin Sells
The trend reflects deep cultural preferences for fair skin in this predominantly brown-skinned nation of more than 1 billion people. But analysts say the fondness for "fair" is also fueled by a globalized economy that has drawn ever more models from Europe to cities such as Mumbai, India's cultural capital. "Indians have a longing for that pure, beautiful white skin. It is too deep-rooted in our psyche," said Enakshi Chakraborty, who heads Eskimo India, a modeling agency that brings East European models here. "Advertisers for international as well as Indian brands call me and say, 'We are looking for a gori [Hindi for white] model with dark hair.' Some ask, 'Do you have white girls who are Indian-looking?' They want white girls who suit the Indian palate." Indians' color fixation is also evident in classified newspaper ads and on Web sites that help arrange marriages.
Dolphins unsure if they'll bring Ricky back
Miami head coach Cam Cameron met with the Dolphins on Wednesday, informing the team that Williams had been reinstated, sources told FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer. But Cameron told the team he has not made a decision on whether Williams would be allowed back, and that he would not make the call until speaking to Williams personally, a source said. Cameron will meet with Williams on Thursday morning, FOXSports.com's Alex Marvez reports. Miami players have told Glazer that they support Williams coming back to the team. Linebacker Joey Porter, for one, said he would love to have Williams as a teammate "just because we're 0-9." "I don't care who you got ... if you could run the ball like Ricky did," Porter said. "I mean, right now I'd do anything for a victory." Williams will travel to South Florida Wednesday night, agent Leigh Steinberg told Marvez.
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