Word: distresse
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...First World War, as well as American citizens’ annual opportunity to pay their respects to the sacrifices made by their military. Certainly, it is only proper to designate a specific occasion to honor people who placed themselves in such close proximity with death, injury and emotional distress in service to their country. But while the act of remembrance is one heavy with contemplation and respect, Veterans’ Day must also offer the opportunity for deeper, critical judgments about war and the way we remember...
...Worse, real estate professionals from around the country say they have seen a growing trend of agents, like so many other homeowners, in housing distress. Ray Caddell, a broker in Charlottesville, Virginia, says he was recently asked to do an appraisal on a distressed property by a bank. When he looked up the address he found out that the homeowner who was behind on his mortgage was a fellow agent. He says his local association of real estate agents is looking into raising a fund to help brokers in need. "It's tough out there in the real estate world...
...cover the stage with repeated, mechanical stag leaps that were almost inhuman in their unfeeling execution. A single woman (notably portrayed by Conservatory student Jessica Klein), stood center stage as the melee of jumping dancers milled around her, using twisted torso movements and jerking arm movements to convey her distress. The harsh, motorized choreography—which was directed by Yuriko, Graham’s former leading dancer who worked on the reconstruction of the piece with Graham in 1989—underlined the isolation and desperation of war and its aftermath. In the closing moments of the piece...
...foundation released a manual last week designed to help colleges and universities deal with student emotional distress...
Richard D. Kadison, the chief of mental health at Harvard University Health Services, said yesterday that he is familiar with the work of the Jed Foundation, and echoed the organization’s emphasis on holistic treatment of student distress issues to prevent suicide and student violence...