Sentences with phrase «of about a natural disaster»

I received an advance copy while I was working on a novel [Sisterland] that's sort of about a natural disaster and is sort of surreal (a psychic predicts that a devastating earthquake will hit St. Louis) yet is also very grounded in typical suburban life.

It's a book that's sort of about a natural disaster and is sort of surreal (daylight and darkness inexplicably keep getting longer, destroying our current 24 - hour cycles) yet is also very grounded in typical suburban life.

Not exact matches

President and CEO Arnold Donald about raising his company's earnings guidance despite the natural disasters that have devastated parts of the Caribbean.

Adweek applauded Duracell's «Island Without Power» ad talking about Puerto Rico's struggles in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, saying,» «Island Without Power» is an example of a brand doing activism right in the wake of political upheaval and natural disaster in a year when many brands got it very wrong.»

The story reporters and journalists inevitably tell about the natural disaster will often be miles away from the personal stories of those who live through them.

The funny thing about people saying their faith isn't shaken is that these are the same people who will often look at other natural disasters in foreign countries and say God is punishing these people, or that something bad happened because of some aspect of the culture that God disapproves of.

When Christian leaders blame LGBT people for natural disasters or warn they are going to «come after» Christians, it's hard not to be reminded of what was often said about Jews in Europe to justify centuries of prejudice against them.

When the world seems to be crumbling, when churches seem to be failing, when natural disaster after natural disaster ravages our world and every day we hear of a new disease or terror that is about to strip us of our health, we sometimes are tempted to ask, «Where are you, God?

If earthquakes and hurricanes are natural disasters than so are spontaneous miscarriages that happen in about 20 % of all pregnancies.

It's a film about natural disasters, which have grown so prevalent and destructive that global governments form a kind of alliance — in an attempt to save the world.

Brian, Well I suppose I do have a fear about what these fantasy beliefs can do to cause trouble all over the world, as if we don't have enough with real problems of political ills, poverty, diseases and natural disasters; but mostly I am repelled by so many, like eaglemt and the huge number of others like him / her, who preach hell - fire and eternal torment for those who don't regard their unproven beliefs as reality.

That is an odd thing to say about a Church that donates millions of dollars in medical and relief supplies to several different areas of the world for assistance after natural disasters, and that puts so much emphasis on strong marriage, dedicated parenting, forgiveness, and striving to be like Christ.

I thought this article was going to be about natural disasters (disasters of biblical proportions!).

Throughout biblical history, when people spoke and wrote about salvation, they were referring to physical deliverance from some sort of temporal calamity, such as sickness, premature physical death, enemies, and natural disasters like storms, floods, and famines.

This was notably the case in the successful campaign against Negro slavery, in the many efforts, not so successful, to curb war and bring about international peace, in the Red Cross for ministering to the sufferers from war and from natural disasters, in the inauguration of the modern nursing profession, in the fight against the excessive use of alcohol, in the efforts to improve the care of prisoners and the insane, in the multiform endeavors, never before so numerous, to give larger opportunities to the underprivileged, and in some of the many programs for the thorough reconstruction of society.

Perhaps the point of Jesus» question was not to make a general statement about natural disasters, but rather to evoke a response similar to that of the Pharisees, who after being asked a similar question, turned and dropped their stones.

About NC Association of Feeding America Food BanksSmithfield Foods and its independent operating companies have a long history of stocking food banks, supporting after - school nutrition programs and providing food relief in the wake of natural disasters.

It would probably take a natural disaster or some breakthrough research about the dangers of consuming too many electrolytes as part of an anti-aging fad before Brady missed this week's Conference Championship.

And then you need to communicate about topics outside of their control like violence in the world, events being reported in the news, or natural disasters.

Kids who see disturbing images on TV or hear talk of natural disasters, war, and terrorism may worry about their own safety and that of the people they love.

If your child sees or hears upsetting images or accounts of natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis or sees disturbing accounts of violence or terrorism on the news, talk to your child about what's going on.

A national survey of more than 2,000 girls ages 8 to 17 found the majority are more worried about being teased than about natural disasters or terrorist attacks.

Common elementary - age anxieties, such as not being invited to a birthday party, worrying about a spelling test, and fear of death or natural disasters, can turn sound sleepers into troubled ones.

Talking about terrorism is different from other scary news, Stiffelman adds, because we're accustomed to natural disasters, but we're unprepared for random and atrocious displays of violence.

Children who have generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, experience constant, excessive, and uncontrollable fears about any number of everyday things such as grades, family issues, performing well in sports, being on time, or even natural disasters.

Schumer says members of Congress who oppose the aid, should think about what it would be like if a natural disaster destroyed their home town.

He says he will also talk about trauma in the wake of such natural disasters as Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, which impacted his 19th Congressional District.

Protecting our infrastructure isn't just about preventing malicious attacks, but also mitigating the damage of natural disasters.

Because Apophis was discovered during one of the world's greatest natural disasters, the worries about the impact went largely unnoticed.

In addition to his teaching load, he's working on the second edition of a textbook about natural disasters.

And their flexible, intelligent arms are the envy of roboticists and artificial intelligence engineers worldwide.But these animals, which have evolved over hundreds of millions of years, can teach us even more about security in the 21st century than camo and communications, Rafe Sagarin argues in his new book Learning from the Octopus: How secrets from nature can help us fight terrorist attacks, natural disasters and disease (Basic Books, April 2012).

«After natural disasters only about 20 - 25 percent of people are going to go on to develop depression.

During a time of increased concern about income inequality and climate change risk, natural disaster exposure risk could become another cause of rising quality of life inequality between the rich and the poor.

But weather accounted for about 90 % of the year's 820 recorded natural disasters, which caused at least 27,000 deaths.

In contrast, only about one in four smaller population counties had such an organization, even in regions of the country prone to frequent natural disasters.

And in a painful irony, while the staff pull their own lives back together, they face the prospect that their professional careers in Puerto Rico may be about to end not because of a natural disaster, but because of shifting priorities.

«The most exciting development of the day may happen anywhere in any field: students may suddenly want to talk about a discovery on Mars, a medical breakthrough or a natural disaster.

If we aren't stressed about our own to do lists, many of us have emotional stress from past situations, to the world state of affairs and even natural disasters.

A recent Facebook post sparked questions about this so I'm sharing my personal list today in hopes that it will help anyone in the path of these natural disasters (or man - made ones as well).

If not personally affected, they are indirectly affected by the casualties of our culture: mass shootings, natural disasters, violence, illness, and overall uncertainty about the future.

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Kids with this disorder worry excessively about aspects of their life such as their studies, sports, punctuality at school and even natural disasters.

Africa About Blog 100 Million African victims of war, terrorism, violence, sexual abuse, and natural disaster now suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which can be systematically and easily resolved by implementing the Transcendental Meditation program.

In a climate of rising temperatures and shifting rainfall, amid debate about whether fire disasters are natural or man - made, what does the rise of mega-fires mean for life as we know it?

The Yes Men Fix the World (Unrated) Guerilla - style documentary about a couple of investigative reporters (Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno) who infiltrate corporate America by masquerading as businessmen in order to expose politicians, lobbyists and other people profiting from Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters.

Baker's Project, about lives on the edge of disaster and despair, nevertheless pulses with life and natural beauty, adding up to the most devastating and euphoric film experience of 2017.

It becomes apparent that there's more than just a natural disaster in their midst, and soon the remaining men holing up in Franco's house — Rogen, Baruchel, Franco, Craig Robinson (Rapture - Palooza, Hot Tub Time Machine), Jonah Hill (Django Unchained, The Invention of Lying), and late party - crasher Danny McBride (Your Highness, Observe and Report)-- begin to talk about such things as the Rapture, Apocalypse, Judgment Day, and the End of the World.

This NO PREP bundle includes 9 units with a great variety of activities, exercises and puzzles about natural disasters.

One note on the use of the term «natural disasters» Many in the sector are moving away from using this term as there is nothing natural about a disaster.

- After the images, the next slide is an FCE style speaking task - a question with different ideas to discuss, followed by a follow - up question - The final slide is a series of questions for further discussion about natural disasters in general

use technology to create an informative survival guide about one type of natural disaster (optional).