The Geaux Change Foundation (GCF) is a non profit foundation that helps bring businesses and jobs to the South Eastern part of the United States. The states that the Geaux Change Foundation helps are Louisiana and Mississippi at the moment, they hope to branch out to Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, and Florida as these are some of the poorest states in the United States. The GCF takes ideas from entrepreneurs and goes over them thoroughly to see if they are a wise investment and could bloom into a profitable
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portrayed life in New Orleans during the aftermath of what was known as Hurricane Katrina though that specific film wasn't nominated for any specific awards it did give insight to what really happened and how the government was handling the entire situation. Which wasn’t exactly what the victims had hoped. Spike Lee actually went on to donate a portion of his earnings from that film to the still suffering victims of Hurricane Katrina. He surprisingly also directed the well known box office crime hit called
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During my more than 20 years with the United States Army, law enforcement and the transportation security aviation sector, I’ve been faced with numerous instances of where my crisis management/emergency preparedness knowledge, skills and abilities have been tested. I have responded to numerous significant transportation security incidents and other critical incidents as defined by the National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) or as directed by the Federal Security Director (FSD) or appropriate
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…………………………………………………………… ……… … 10 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………. ……… Modular Homes Design Company 1. Introduction and Background The economy of Biloxi, Mississippi (MS) was in much need of stimulation following the devastation caused by the Katrina and Rita hurricanes nearly two years ago. Homelessness, illness, hopelessness, and despair are all remains of the wreckage. There has been rampant unemployment in the region; consumer debt has been on the rise. This has fueled the initiative for relief
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These man made gods are made of wood stone and iron made by mans hands. God has never had a graven image or a name like they do. "There Is No God" by Sam Harris gives the example of hurricane Katrina as proof there is no God (page 72). Harris uses the point that if there is a God "what was he doing while a hurricane wasted their city?" For one thing, such events shake our confidence in this life and force us to think about eternity. Churches are usually filled after disasters as people realize
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Tragic events are those events that causes great abruption and powerful impact, which ends up having a universal response from all the people (Arkkelin & Veitch, 1995). These types of events could be hurricanes such as hurricane Katrina, volcano eruptions, floods, or even disasters that are totally unexpected such as the airplane crash of September 11, 2001. The analysis after this traumatic event underlines the understanding of how individuals perceive, respond, or change their behavior when facing
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scientists believe anymore change may cause catastrophic waves, not to mention the change in the flow of things. The wind’s change in direction may cause high-speed winds, and horrendous tornadoes. A mixture of the two would cause weather worse than Hurricane Katrina. Despite disagreements on this subject, studies have shown that this could possibly happen if we keep going the way we are. Of course, in 1972, scientists were afraid another ice age would happen because the temperature was going down half
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Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation In this case we analyze the impact of an external issue (hurricane Katrina) on the dividend policy of the company. Ashley Swenson, CFO of Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation, needs to decide whether to buy back stock or pay dividend to shareholders, considering the significant drop after the storm and the possibility of a significant increase in the near future. She should recommend one of these three policies: Zero dividend payout, 40% dividend payout (dividend
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quantity demanded falls. ← According to economist, the law of demand is the relationship between the price and quantity demanded, an example could be the market equilibrating process of the housing market. ← The current economic times and Hurricane Katrina in the city of New Orleans, has caused many families to lose their homes and/or jobs to be in a state of disequilibrium or deficit. ← Supply is a schedule or curve showing the various amounts of a product that producers are willing and able
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Abstract It is very obvious that the government has stepped up to the plate to start what could be a very successful venture. But, at this point continued intervention is needed. It is recognized that there are still technical issues related to functionality and interoperability. The problems appear to be due to sociological, cultural, and financial problems. But, in the end most would agree that the issues are related to managerial more than technological problems. Experience and research implemented
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