Termination of a project – cause and convenience A project is initiated by an organization to generate more revenue and increase its profit margins. Most of the projects are taken in alignment with the strategic goals and objectives of the firm. However, there are a variety of factors depending on which an organization may decide to terminate a project. It can be either due to a specific cause, barriers, convenience, or disasters. Projects terminated due to a cause There are specific reasons that may force an organization to terminate a project at an early stage. It may be the case that the goals set for the project cannot be achieved or that its outcomes are creating a conflict of interest with any other projects taken in by the organization (Boehm, 2000). Despite extensive efforts put forward by the project management team to predict, plan, and execute projects, specific unavoidable causes may strike up, resulting in the organization to go against the steps it took. Below mentioned are a few examples. Budget: One of the most common causes for a project…

What is the right time to buy and sell stocks? The stock market happens to be one of the most popular platforms to invest your money for maximum returns. However, it is not as easy as quickly as it can be said. The entire procedure of buying and selling stocks in the market isn’t a simple task. You need to have adequate knowledge of the current market situations along with all the intricate details of the respective stocks and their holder companies to get the maximum profits out of it. However, once you start trading in real-life situations, all these details would clear out with time. Therefore, before we jump into the topic of the appropriate time to sell as well as buy the stocks, let us take a quick look at the details that one must understand to do the dealings properly. Understanding the stock market   The stocks and the respective market forms a complicated system altogether where the leading corporate companies issue respective shares in the market for buying and selling purposes. Many people consider these kinds…

Problematic political coordination lack of understanding knowledge of the disaster recovery Introduction When you hear about the Hurricane Katrina, the first question that comes to our mind is what is meant by it. It is therefore essential to begin by looking at the definition of Hurricane Katrina; it is a tropical cyclone. It has become one of the national disasters in the United States. This hurricane struck the southern parts of the United States in late August of the year 2005 (Britannica, 2005). Lives of more than 1800 people were claimed as a result of this cyclone and displaced about one million people. Flooding caused the levees of New Orleans city to submerge. The population of the town was initially about 500000.  About100000 of this population were trapped in the city thereby staying without food, power and drinking water, however, the efforts of rescuing these multitudes delayed; many people were stranded for many days on collapsed as well as in attics shortly before the arrival of the rescue team. (Sanxton, 2012). The city was rendered a toxic pool of sewage,…

Multidisciplinary Responses to Natural Disasters The culmination of Tsunamis often leads survivors to display dire health needs, including first aid and emergency care. This situation arises because the destruction brought about by the disaster often enhances their vulnerability to experiencing critical injuries, which lead them to require urgent care. It also exposes them to experiencing shortages in the supply of clean food, freshwater, and decent shelter, which makes them more susceptible to contracting diseases from their environment (World Health Organization, 2011). This situation signals the need for a hospital administration to foster the rapid provision of first aid for victims. In doing this, they ought to ensure to triage resources adequately help practitioners to render care to survivors that display the most urgent needs for health care. In regards to health education, the situation mostly calls for them to aim to foster preventive care through patient education. For instance, the Japanese Tsunami culminated in the massive destruction of critical infrastructure, including nuclear plants and waterways. This eventuality exposed the risk of survivors to contracting radiation from their environment, which could…

Recommendations for Best Practices in the Management of Elderly Disaster Victims ‘Recommendations for Best Practices in the Management of Elderly Disaster Victims’ is a publication that was done by an array of healthcare providers. Key supporters of the project were Baylor College of Medicine, The American Medical Association, Harris Country AMA, AARP, and Care for Elders. Different authors contributed and facilitated the publication of the article. According to the author, babies, people with disabilities, and older people form a group of people who are at high risks when a disaster like Hurricane Katrina’s or of any other kind strike a place. The main reason older people at higher risk is due to their reduced capacity to respond fast. At old age, mobility is reduced and or incapacitated. Also, mental condition and judgment can be compromised due to their state and danger. About New Orleans evacuation from 31st Aug to 15th Sep 2005, in 36 deaths that were recorded 23 were senior adults aged 60 years and above. Due to the risks associated with their vulnerability to disasters, the author advocate…

What conditions underlay the concept of Manifest Destiny, and what were its implications up to 1854?             The concept of Manifest Destiny had conditions that served people in a variety of ways. The Manifest Destiny reflected both the idealistic vision of social perfection through the church and the pride that characterized American Nationalism in the nineteenth century. Either of the showcased the reform energy of that time. However, the conditions on their own created different reasons to acquire new land. All the conditions together depicted the American ideology to dominate and in both poles. To begin with, the religious influence made some people believe that The Manifest Destiny was based on the fact that America consisted of divine providence.   It meant that the country was destined by God to have more significant borders, which was not limited to any region. Therefore, traveling and expansion was from The Manifest Destiny’s spirit. The spirit was a belief that stated, ‘it was God’s will that Americans would spread around the continent to control and populate the country they would find fit.’ Therefore, most…

 benefit of guiding an emergency Besides the benefit of guiding an emergency, it is essential to provide a plan too. There may be undiscovered conditions in a crisis that are dangerous and can increase the threat of the situation. For these reasons, there should be a plan to eliminate the hazardous condition. The planning process helps to identify tools or resources that are important in solving the emergency. The importance of emergency planning is that it promotes awareness and outlines the commitment of the organization dealing with the crisis. Disasters are nonselective when it comes to matters of the people they impact or the community they affect. During disasters, people with disabilities are among those people who survive. There are misconceptions about these people with disabilities. One of them is that about 50% of people who visit the disaster recovery centers may have some functional or access needs or even some type of disability. These misconceptions may have an effect or interference during the provision of assistance in a disaster. Delusions about their capabilities might prevent them from being included…

Using Social Media to Increase Disaster awareness Introduction The rapid evolution of technology has brought with it many benefits. It has also led to increased use of the internet and especially the use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Whatsapp. With improved technology and increased internet access, people can easily share and keep each other informed of what is going on across the globe in a matter of seconds. Social media has been a great tool in keeping people informed, especially in reporting and increasing disaster awareness. Increasing awareness Social media in the current age is a common, smart, and a critical online application tool that allows people to interact, communicate, and share information, and sources with each other especially in times of disaster. Each Social media platform has distinct features that make them uniquely suited for disaster management and raising awareness. For example, Instagram is a media sharing application that allows its users to share photos and videos. Meanwhile, Facebook, another social networking site, allows its users to post comments, share media with user friends, buy…

Caring for Elderly Adults during disasters Banks, L. (2012). Caring for Elderly Adults during disasters: Improving Health Outcomes and recovery. 0038-4348/0Y2000/106-94DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31827c5157 The article mainly addresses the challenges that the geriatrics face during natural hazards. These include a lack of training and special equipment. It also highlights the major mitigation measures that the disaster response team should put to place to assists the older residents during disasters.  Training the response teams as mandated by medicare and Medicaid departments. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d). Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/features/older-adult-emergency/index.html The CDC highlights a disaster response plan that elderly persons can use that can help them through the disaster period instead of waiting for assistance from the community. The plan requires that elderly personnel packs an emergency kit with all the medical information and contact information as well as personal supply that can last the elderly persons at least three days. Choi, M., Lee, S., Hwang, S., Park, M., & Lee, H. S. (2019). Comparison of Emergency Response Abilities and Evacuation Performance Involving Vulnerable Occupants in Building…

The history of aviation The history of aviation has evolved over a two-thousand-year period, emerging from primitive yet innovative techniques such as kite flying and tower jumping to the current supersonic and hypersonic jets that can fly around the world in just less than twenty-four hours. Decades ago, pilots were greatly respected, had a popular form of employment, and were rewarded well for their work. However, recent challenges and changes in the airline industry have led to severe shortages of pilots with the grounding of most aircraft and the bankruptcy of some big airlines. Such shortages stem from several reasons. They include the general increase in the number of passengers using airlines which directly contributes to an ever-growing demand for more pilots as aircraft increase in number, the rise in cases of retiring pilots as well as the lack of safety in the industry that puts off most recruits. Also, the recent disasters involving several aircraft have led to a change in approaches to training that increases the cost of making a pilot as well as time spent in school…