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...Townsend said. “Every part of society must prepare.” “State and local governments have substantial primary responsibility for preparedness,” she added. Education and awareness about disaster management at all levels would leave the country better able to cope with challenges, Townsend said, creating a “culture of preparedness.” She stressed the creation of preparedness campaigns akin to “Stop, Drop, and Roll” and “Buckle Up America” in order to increase the public?...
...said. MHAAG members handed out a pamphlet titled “Mental Health First Aid: How to Help a Friend in Distress.” The packet addressed the issues of general distress, alcoholism, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and suicide, and presented ways to identify and cope with these problems. Attendees discussed their personal experiences with these issues and offered advice to one another. Burton recommended that individuals who are trying to help friends with mental problems should express concern but avoid giving advice or placating the person. In addition to discussing general ways of coping with mental issues, attendees...
...that mulling over, even over venti cappuccinos at 2:30 a.m., lies the value of an education in any field. Slowing down does not mean compromising our education. Professor Ferguson says that the most important thing he learned as an undergraduate at Oxford was “how to cope with being asked to read 10 or more books a week.” I hope that my time at Harvard gives me something even better. Thomas B. Dolinger ’09, a Crimson editorial comper, lives in Strauss hall...
...abortion are handled with a lighter touch,much in the manner ofThe Daily Show's Jon Stewart, the undisputed hero among college comics. "Normal news can depress you," says Elise Webb, 20, who performs with two different groups at Loyola University in Chicago. "We need some way to cope. Jon Stewart doesn't take anything too seriously. It's easier to take someone joking about a situation." When Chowdah, one of four established comedy groups at Columbia University in New York City, decided to make fun of America's anti-French sentiment at the beginning of the Iraq...
...Center. When he returned to his home, he slept on the roof rather than inside his wet house. While others in Fountain’s neighborhood have tried to reconstruct their one-level homes or have opted to simply start new lives in new cities, Fountain has chosen to cope with Hurricane Katrina the way Petruccio deals with his Kate in “The Taming of the Shrew.” He will not bow under her fuss and noise. Neither will he abandon her.‘MUSICIANS’ CITY’Fountain...