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Part 2 - Covers the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement

BA422 - Part 2

De La Salle University just reported its first case of H1N1 flu (formerly known as swine flu) and they have declared no classes until June 15, 2009. Hopefully the people who have had direct contact with the exchange student positive for H1N1 will self impose a quarantine on themselves. Technically the break is not for students to go out and enjoy themselves but rather for them to distances themselves so as not to possibly infect more people.

Anyway, here’s a nice booklet from the UN detailing the H1N1 virus…

h1n1-flu-booklet_2009-05-01_final.pdf

Part 1 : Covers the different kinds of business organizations

BA 422 - Part 1

I was able to catch a quick glimpse of Conan O’Brien’s first apperance as host of The Tonight Show and I must say that I’m utterly disappointed. I’ve never been a fan of Conan but last night’s show takes the cake. Instead of a flowing monologue he did a stupid skit by skit comedy routine. In fact the first laugh I got was when the guest Will Ferrell was already talking, and he himself made some (sarcastic) remarks about Conan taking over the show.

I admit that I have quite a sophisticated sense of humor, but Leno always made me laugh. From his continuous monologue, to the timeless bits such as Headlines and Jaywalking, everything from the previous Tonight Show seemed to work perfectly. Now we’re left with a guy trying hard to make people laugh and trying hard to fill the shoes of an iconic comedian who has hosted the show for 17 years. One of the things I absolutely hate about Conan’s routine is how there’s always a lot of silent moments (because the audience didn’t find the jokes funny) and when this would happen, Conan would do little actions that just seem to make it worse. Granted even Leno regularly has jokes that flop, but he has a way of turning things around and making the audience enjoy even the worst of jokes.

I was still young when Leno took over Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show, and I’m sure he did encounter some problems during the first few months, but Conan just doesn’t seem right for the job. To top it all off, we have Max Weinberg and Andy Richter replacing the dynamic tandem of Kevin Eubanks and John Melendez.

I guess the only saving grace for Conan would be if they made Triumph the insult dog a more regular character. Otherwise I’m crossing my fingers and hoping Jack TV lines up the Jay Leno Show come September.

General Motors has finally filed for bankruptcy yesterday. They’re looking at getting out of it in 60-90 days, which is unrealistic in my book seeing as how GM is a much more complicated case compared to Chrysler. So the years of shoddy workmanship and their refusal to listen to the needs of the market has finally caught up with them. They say that GM will come out of this as a leaner and more efficient company. But if they still somehow cling to the same ideals they have in the past, then I think we can expect them to stay unprofitable for a significant number of years to come.

One minor good thing that comes out of this though is that you can get GM halo cars such as the Corvette for a very low price nowadays. If only I had the money…