Scientists Observed Oumuamua... And It Did the Unexpected

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (concert from movie); 1945

You should see this at least once in your life because it's so magnificent. Gershwin's brilliance as a composer was matched here by the skills of the musicians themselves. Credits to the cameramen: they really caught the best part of the performance along with the audience.

On the road again....

 JUST so you know:  the toughest test you ever had to take is NOT in college. No, you most likely already passed it (although you probably would fail it again if you were an older person).

IT WAS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

No matter how you worry about that upcoming exam, NO ONE is going to have the traumas that afflict someone who fails his/her driver's license. Think about it:  NO one will stop you on the street and harass you for your G.P.A. or make faces over your transcripts...but they WILL give you a fine (or a reprimand) if you can't drive well. (Or maybe you SHOULDN'T be driving if you're that bad!)

I promise: for all the licenses I have earned for all the business endeavors I have been employed in, NONE have had the impact on my life as having the privilege of being authorized to operate a motor vehicle.  Nor have my entrance tests, final exams, mid-terms, or other assignments had as much significance as my license to drive. So don't worry about that test coming up, or that paper due: put your energy into PASSING it instead of worrying!
It's guaranteed to be a lot easier than getting licensed to drive a car!!

Conjunctions (FANBOYs) and Semi-Colons

 Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?

F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.

    ,For

    ,And

    ,Nor

    ,But

    ,Or

    ,Yet

    ,So

And they’re preceded by a comma when they make up a complete thought in a sentence!

Conjunctions and comma splices

Normally, a complete sentence with two separate thoughts gets a conjunction.

•   Jack went to the movies, and Jane went to the skating rink.

(Each portion is complete by itself; they can form two separate sentences.)

   

If the conjunction is dropped along with the comma, a SEMI-COLON replaces it (see above).

   

FANBOY fakers! (boo! hiss!!)

•     However; moreover; therefore (when used in the middle of a sentence).

    (A complete thought/idea is needed before-and-after in the sentence.)

•     “Basketball is my favorite sport; however, I am also a track star.”
•     “I aced every paper; therefore, you could raise my grade accordingly.”

On the teacher's desk: the gradebook!!

 Some of my graduate business school students have been overlooking (or neglecting to remember) that a business brief is a short, to-the-point summary with details and problem-solving solutions that reflect the subject matter at hand. Sometimes, it's about a plan of action, or other times, a social dispute between two colleagues. Nevertheless, I have specified what my director wants: two full pages, single-spaced. 

With that in mind, the flurry of submissions I reviewed this morning, due yesterday, inspired this from me to the general population in both classes:

A business brief

Avoiding grief

Full pages numbered two

Would you please

See to these

And render just a few?

I wouldn’t mind

It’s really kind

A syllabus fulfilled

Would make me smile

For all the while

Instead of gradebooks drilled.

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A GREAT vocabulary (list)

 Yes, you need a good vocabulary, but you'll have an OUTSTANDING ONE if you can master these words.