Monthly Archives: April 2010

Wrapping up another session of classes…

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Last night I put the nail in the coffin for my Financial Management course by taking the final exam. I think it went fairly well. I still need to throw dirt on the coffin by finishing our last case study assignment, but it shouldn’t be too hard to finish. Tomorrow night I will take the final exam for Managerial Decision Making Analysis, which should also be fairly easy, and then a short hour or two of work to finish that final project and this session will be a wrap.

Next session with be BUS 202, Managing in the global economy. And possibly an elective. Not sure.

On Emergency Preparedness…

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This post is courtesy of guest author Cheryl Eng.  Cheryl is a co-worker of mine and believes strongly in being prepared for emergency situations.  She recently completed the NERT training and certification process and is here to share her learnings with our readers.  Cheryl is a USC alumni and graduated from the University of Chicago MBA program in 2008.  Feel free to ask any questions in the comments.

In the wake of the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile and the threat of the tsunami in Hawaii we have been confronted with the devastation of natural disasters.   While it is impossible to accurately predict the date and time of the next earthquake we can all take action to prepare.  Being prepared does not mitigate all of the risks of an earthquake but it can certainly improve our chances of survival and reduce the potential damage that an earthquake can create.   For those of us who live in the Bay Area, here are some concerning statistics:

  • 8: faults in the Bay Area capable of producing an earthquake with a 6.7 or higher magnitude
  • 99.7%: chance that an earthquake with a magnitude greater than 6.7 will occur before 2040
  • <10%: householders that have disaster plans
  • <50%: households that have disaster supply kits

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John Doerr on the iPad

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John Doerr:

The rest of the 90’s were a ONCE-in-a-lifetime experience. Entrepreneurs created the Web, and great ventures – Netscape, Amazon, Ebay, Google, and others. And they changed our lives. Silicon Valley became the Florence of the New, Networked Economy.

The advent of the iPad feels like deja-vu, like it’s happening all over again. Not once, but TWICE-in-a-lifetime.

Exciting times for someone like John Doerr to be considering this like a Renaissance.

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