Grammy Awards...who performed and what did they sing?? any highs and lows of the show?
The lowest moments by far were all the times the Dixie Witchins won %26amp; you had to listen to them say absolutely nothing of meaning or intelligence. They are classless %26amp; did not beat anyone in their categories by talent, chart or album sales. It was purely a pity party for them last night!
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check it all out here...www.grammy.com
My 1 year old daughter was born with only one functioning kidney. The right one has been classed as dysplastic, she has cysts elsewhere also attatched to her bladder and ovaries.
The doctors finally managed to perform the cystogram yesterday (tried at 5 months and failed) it has shown that she has reflux. We don't know the severity of it yet as we don't see the urologist again until april. My concern now is whether the reflux could cause problems with the remaining kidney and if so will she end up needing dialysis in the future. Her general health at the moment is well but she already has problems where she stops passing urine and has high blood presure. I need to know if i am worrying too early or if i should try to see the urologist sooner.
i think she needs a lot of help and likely a kidney transplant, see the urologist
Will reflux cause more problems?performing arts center opera theater
She's already having problems passing urine according to what you wrote so I wouldn't wait, I would phone the Dr immediately %26amp; explain the situation %26amp; demand to get an appt, If not take to an ER. You don't play around with one functioning kidney.
I would push for a visit with the urologist sooner if possible. Reflux can do a lot of damage without symptoms. There are other patients who had similar trouble when they were kids and you could post your question at http://www.ihatedialysis.com - it's a great support forum. good luck!
From what I know, NIN is a one man band, and the other members are only there for the live shows. When I look at the CD liner notes for the studio albums, there are always a few people given credit for some of the instruments. Does Trent play all the other instruments himself?
Please be nice with your answers, even if this is a dumb quesion.
Yes when recording he plays every intrument he was compared to George Harrison, Aldo Nova, and a few others that played all the instruments on the album I don't recalled if he still does but Pretty Hate Machine, Downward Spiral were recorded solely by him
because there was an article in regards to those two albums in rolling stone
Does Trent Reznor perform all the instruments on NIN albums?opera score opera theater
yes but not live
yes, its all him.
No he doesn't. Remember when he went solo for a while. NIN is a band and he does a lot of the work. I know the original guitarist is now in Filter.
no
As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for the musical direction of the band.
He is not the only one who plays all the instruments, but he doesn't have any other official "members."
I partially saw something similar on one of those TV court shows, I think divorce court. I didnt keep it there long enough to hear if it was considered an irreconcilible difference.
It should be established before getting into a serious relationship. It is a person's choice to perform it or not. Dating is used to find a person whom you will be happy with correct. Then the case with these two may be they are not a good match. Let bygones be bygones and separate.
Regardless of the situation, always remember that oral sex is a matter of taste : )
Is refusal to perform oral on your partner, legitimate grounds for the termination of a relationship?greek theater opera theater
Heck, yes.
No that's an excuse
It's insufficient grounds for such
From a man's perspective, yes...
I believe it is a ridiculous excuse for divorce.
Heck no, everybody has a choice, and no one, I repeat, NO ONE, should be required to perform a sex act he or she does not want to perform.
i think that it would depend on the relationship, if it was a casual thing, they sure terminate it, but if it is a loving long relationship with marriage in the future, then i would think that oral could not be grounds, but on the other hand, i think that if during the relationship, there is fighting about it, then whats it from stopping when in a marriage, perhaps the relationship is doomed,
NO,(for better or worse)
Yes any reason is a good reason
Its NOT, the guy is just selfish, but if that is his daily desire and never gets it then it counts as a ground
NO, that is not what true love is about. It is only a tiny part of your relationship.
that kind of attitude no use for marriage because it will stop at some point it stopped with my wife soon after we married
Hell no, Why would you want your partner to do something they didn't feel comfortable with doing? You need to be a little bit more considerate of the other persons boundaries. Try and find out why they don't feel comfortable doing this and then try to figure out a way to correct the problem. But giving up without even trying is so weak. Who knows if you talked to the other person about it you might be able to solve the problem.
It is an irreconcilable difference if it causes conflict and can't be resolved. People get divorced for less than that all the time.
That's seem a little extreme basis for getting a divorce...Its just an excuse for something else..
Nope that is not grounds for termination of a relationship and it is very stupid if someone would leave their wife/ husband for something like that.
No it is not but if you love each other you will at least try
Did you try and sit down with your mate and get to the root of why your partner wont perform oral? More than likely there is something that is disturbing him/her, and it could be something deep rooted to the point that therapy would be recommended. If you love your partner try and be understanding and communication is where you both need to be. I tell you from my own experiences I was dating a woman that was like that, but she enjoyed having oral done to her. Well, I tried to find out what was the problem and she didnt feel comfortable about it enough to talk about. So, whenever we got intimate I would really show her how I was into her and lo and behold I got her soooo hot that she broke through the ice and did it to me. It turns out later once we talked about it that she was turned off by both the smell of men down there and all the hair. It also helped I had trimmed it up and had just showered.
I hope this helps ya.
its a big piece of the whole pie! those who say it doesn't matter if you love each other. but if your partner truly does love you than your partner wouldn't think twice about wanting to consume every bit of you forever. so i would move on to someone whose love is lustful and desireable not fizzled out and finicky.
well since you are so smart and mean to people that were trying to help you. ....If you can not or will not see things the same as your partner then that is a difference. NOT BEING ABLE TO GET BEYOND THAT DIFFERENCE IS IRRECONCILABLE. now if someone want to use that as a catalyst for divorce, they are well within there rights. even though it show xtreme selfishness on both side.
I know a couple, that just got married - they entered into their marriage with full knowledge that she would not do this.
If they are up front with what they will and will not - then no.
What happened with people being honest now days.
So it depends on the couple and the relationship.
Good Question!
Its part of the deal.
the definition fo rape is any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person.
its good grounds for it as if you dont at home someone else will elsewhere
A SELFISH PERSON WOULD SAY YES IT IS GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION.... BUT SOMEONE THAT REAL LOVES U WOULDNT MAKE YOU DO ANYTHING THAT U R NOT WILLING TO DO... ORAL IS NOT ALL THAT IF U REALLY KNOW HOW TO WORK IT U REALLY DONT HAVE TO HAVE ORAL...... DONT LET ANYBODY MAKE U DO ANYTHING, U R GROWN AND U KNOW WHAT U R COMFORTABLE WITH DOING.....
i dont think it's grounds for a divorce but eventually he will find someone else to give him oral leading up to a divorce. married or not, you shouldnt have to be forced to perform any sexual act that is not comfortable for you despite if it will please your man/woman. There are personal and sexual limits to every human being. If someone divorces their mate for the reason of not giving oral sex, then i think it's a good idea that they seperate anyway. The relationship is about sex rather than love.
Stupid answer for a stupid question.
I have an 11 month old cat from a rescue home. He's beautiful and I love him to pieces but the problem is he doesn't seem to understand the concept of going outside to perform his toiletry habits :). I'm assuming wherever he was before he was never allowed outside and must have used a litter tray all the time.
I have two older cats and they all get along, but although he will now go outside to play with them he still comes inside to perform. I've tried taking some of his 'offerings' out to the garden to show him where he can go but that hasn't worked and I really don't know how to get round the problem. Any sensible ideas would be greatly appreciated :)
Start gradually, get used to his habits first, does he goes to the bathroom usually after eating usually? after nap times? then find out about HIS new surroundings, put yourself in his paws, is there lots of cats in the neighborhood? Cats are private and favorite private areas. Once you've thought like your cat- gradually start taking a clump of used litter, preferably wet ones if the other cats are male, to a soil or sandy area, introduce them to it at the proper time and magic will happen, once the cat fells comfortable (usually 1 or 2 times). When he is out he'll rather stick to the fresh open air (leaving his litter box dirty, but still sanitary, for awhile will want him to broaden his horizons and air)
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take the litter box outside
i dunno really, have u tlked to the vet? try some cat repellent, but really i dnt no
Get a litter box and put it in the garden, next time he goes, put the "cat surprise" in the litter box, then put him in the litter box with it out in the garden. Repeat that.
I had a cat like this and only cured him by leaving him outside for ten hours, so he had no choice! I did put his food and water outside too.
try taking a litter box outside, if he still does poop inside you will need to give him a smack every time he does so he gets the idea, not hard u doont want to hurt the lil fella but just so he understands what ur trying to say here
If he wants to go in the litter box, maybe you could put the litter box in the house and after he starts using it, put it outside and have him use it there until he gets used to going outside. Good luck~~
Sometimes once a cat is litter trained you cannot get it to go outside. I have taken my cat out on a harness and had her come in just to go to the bathroom. Chances are this cat was strictly an indoor cat and you might never get it to go outside. What you did was the proper thing, taking offerings out to the garden, bottom line is your cat has made his decision. Perhaps those cheap cardboard boxes they sell (temporary litter boxes) at grocery stores would work, or a pan you can keep outside when he is out there. Good luck.
1. Take out one of the litter boxes with you.
2. Keep him outside a little bit longer when he can't hold no more, making him have no choice to go outside.
3. Or just allow him to use the litter box in the house when ever he needs to go. He might like the privacy (some cats are that way).
laru had a good idea that may just work.... put the litter box out door where he can see it
take the litter box outside,put some dish washer in it and let the cat smell it.4 or five days later pour the litter where you want the cat to poop.He's gonna poop there a few days later.
don't forget to put his water and food outside,too.
Good luck!
every day move the box a little closer to the door and eventually outside , the take it away completely that worked for my kitty!
Photographic evidence proves beyond a doubt that floors sagged, pulling perimeter columns in. An event some conspiracy sites suggest never happened.
With the fire proofing blown off, the fire only needed as little as 600 degrees C to deform the naked truss steel. Conspiracy theorists point to the UL tests which show the trusses sagged but never fail to say the building should have stood. But what conspiracy theorists don't tell you is that the test was done with a minimum of fire proofing on the trusses. The test was never meant to find out what caused the truss to fail. It was testing the fire proofing to see if it was up to code.
The 1968 New York City building code - the code that the towers were intended but not required to meet when they were built required a two-hour fire rating for the floor system.
Shyam Sunder, lead investigator of the NIST WTC investigation, explained that the four laboratory tests provide only a means for evaluating the relative fire resistance rating of the floor systems under standard fire conditions and according to accepted test procedures. Sunder cautioned, "These tests alone cannot be used to determine the actual performance of the floor systems in the collapse of the WTC towers. However, they are already providing valuable insight into the role that the floors may have played in causing the inward bowing of the perimeter columns minutes before both buildings collapsed."
"The fire conditions in the towers on 9-11 were far more extreme than those to which floor systems in standard U.S. fire rating tests are subjected," Sunder said to a group that gathered to watch yesterday's final test at Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in Northbrook, Ill. "Our investigation's final assessment of how the floor system performed in the WTC fires also must consider factors such as the combustible fuel load of the hijacked jets, the extent and number of floors involved, the rate of the fire spread across and between floors, ventilation conditions, and the impact of the aircraft-damaged towers' ability to resist the fire," Sunder said
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...
This is more evidence conspiracy theorists are being dishonest when they point to these tests and suggest the building should not have collapsed. They KNOW this because this is old news.
So the fire expands the naked truss steel and it pushes against the perimeter columns. At this early stage the perimeter columns are strong enough to resist the expansion and cause the expanding truss to sag.
Computer simulation of expanding truss pushing out on a perimeter column and sagging
As the fires moved on to find new sources of fuel (Desks, seats, paper, plastic, etc..) the expanded truss cools and contracts. This contraction happened over a period of time and over many floors. This is a very important point, because had it only been one floor contracting the perimeter may not have buckled as much.
If a floor sags, it pulls both the perimeter columns and core columns toward the center of the floor. Because the core columns are stronger than the perimeter, the perimeter is the side that gets pulled in.
There are plenty of photographs from every angle which show the slow progression of sagging of trusses and bowing perimeter columns. It would be impossible for the NIST or anyone else to fabricate the photos. It was one of the most photographed and videoed events in history. It would be easy to prove the NIST is involved in a mass murder if they doctored photos. Yet this is exactly what some conspiracy theorists suggest.
Other conspiracy theorists say it's an optical illusion created by heat. But it would be impossible for this illusion (Heat/Light refraction) to happen only to one side of the building even when that side of the building cooled. Light refraction changes with the position of the person looking at it. So no two cameras would have shown the same degree of bowing. Here conspiracy theorists seem to want it both ways: they want to say light refracted due to the heat, yet they also say the fires were almost out toward the end when the bow was greatest. They need to have it both ways but they can't.
This illusion also happens to be where the collapse started.
A "scholar" says the bow was due to the core columns being cut. He points to the movement of the north tower antenna which some originally thought moved first. But this was not the case..
"Photographic and videographic records were reviewed to identify structurally-related events. Where possible, all four faces of a building were examined for a given event or time period to provide complete understanding of the building response. Observations from a single vantage point can be misleading and may result in incorrect interpretation of events. For instance, photographic and videographic records taken from due north of the WTC 1 collapse appeared to indicate that the antenna was sinking into the roof (McAllister 2002). When records from east and west vantage points were viewed, it was apparent that the building section above the impact area tilted to the south as the building collapsed." (NIST 2005)
The "scholar" is starting from a false premise and building a case around it. Something the "scholar" suggests the NIST did.
Putting this irony aside, the real evidence that the core did not move over time is the fact that the other faces showed no signs of the core moving until the collapse.
Before I continue, it's important to distinguish between the events of the moment of collapse and the gradual progression of bowing of the perimeter columns. I am talking about the gradual progression of bowing. The NIST does not disagree with the tilting of the top sections of the towers and that the core was a major part of that. Where the "scholar" differs is that it was the core and not the trusses which caused the tilt/collapse. He needs it to be the core to explain away the bowed columns and still entertain the thought of thermite/thermate.
If the core tilts, pulling the columns in at the impact level in, you would see an equal but opposite reaction from the opposite face. If the east perimeter columns were being pulled in because the core columns tilt, the west would show signs of being pushed out. The top would also tilt, not just when it collapsed but over time as the perimeter is being pulled in. Think about it, the core is connected to all the floors above the impact point. If the trusses were in pristine or even merely slightly sagged condition as suggested by this "scholar", and the core and not the trusses pulled in the perimeter columns, then the core would have tilted pushing out the columns on the roof level. Why is there no sign of this happening? Because it didn't. It's just another attempt at throwing the kitchen sink in to explain this evidence.
Why is this important? Because no believable scenario exists to explain explosives or thermite creating this effect. NONE. How would thermite/thermate bow columns over time? It simply ignites and burns chaotically. So we're left with an effect which looks EXACTLY like the fire sagged the trusses, then contracted and pulled in the columns with no evidence of thermite or a credible scenario which would explain the drawn out event.
A helicopter pilot saw this about 10 min before collapse but had no way of communicating that to the people in charge.
A bow is clearly visible on the right hand perimeter wall as trusses sag and pull in the perimeter columns. The photo below is NOT from the NIST report.
The photo below is from the NIST report.
Collapse begins a minute later. View from another angle, not from the NIST report...
Below is a video from the moment the columns begin quickly buckling inward. Note there is no ejection of debris characteristic in Controlled Demolition before the event. Only after the building begins to fall do we see the debris from the pancaking floors eject outward as the floors force air out of the windows.
http://wtc.nist.gov/pubs/Media_Public_Br...
Start at page 36 of the above NIST briefing. You can see photographic evidence that the building was pulled in. Not just one floor, but across many.
Note how the sagging floors pull the outer column in. There is enough visual evidence that the trusses were pulling the outer columns in. If you think a bomb blew up the building, you have to explain how a bomb pulled the walls inward well before they fell...
Starting with the moment the plane hit, survivors said the doors wouldn't open because the building was so out of alignment. The impacts alone BENT THE 110 STORY BUILDINGS. That building was made to sway. I grew up in NY and have been to that building many times. When the wind was strong you could feel the building sway. I can't imagine an impact that would cause the building to sway enough to knock it out of center. A humanly unimaginable energy. That alone should weaken the building. Once you start to pile on the fire, unique construction, sagging trusses, and shifted load distribution, it's not hard to imagine enough of these factors adding up to cause a collapse. Factors which weren't known at the time. NIST鈥檚 computer model even took the wind shifting into account.
"It is impressive that the World Trade Center towers held up as long as they did after being attacked at full speed by Boeing 767 jets, because they were only designed to withstand a crash from the largest plane at the time: the smaller, slower Boeing 707. And according to Robertson, the 707's fuel load was not even considered at the time. Engineers hope that answering the question of exactly why these towers collapsed will help engineers make even safer skyscrapers in the future. ASCE will file its final report soon, and NIST has been asked to conduct a much broader investigation into the buildings' collapse."
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wtc/minu-tr...
Fine. But it's not a question, and the conspiracy theorists will continue to find ways around perfectly good evidence.
They're unwilling to accept the fact that we were thoroughly outsmarted, and are even less happy that roughly the same thing could happen tomorrow, perhaps with methods that are altered. None of us are happy about what happened, and we're very much at a loss, but some have truly taken the matter to heart and wish that somehow things really didn't happen as they did.
I think that's why it's essentially unprofitable to go after the conspiracists aggressively. Just answer their objections point by point--the excellent Popular Mechanics article is perhaps the best example--and keep your composure. There's really no other choice.
The Collapse of the Twin Towers Part IV: Can the Conspiracy Theorists debunk this?palace theatre opera theater
Wow, impressive 4
dude the fire was in the 96 to 100 flloor ---ppl were standing there and then jumbed from the heat ---if the tepreature was 2000 like what we been told this folks would been melted.
thats mean it was hot but not to the limit that it will melt the steel ---the way it collapsed is like gravity in 9 seconds ----if it was from the top down it will take more time
Oh, yeah! The NOVA show! I watched it, too, and it totally explained how the towers could fall and how "fire could melt steel. snicker snicker! Hey, maybe if we put it on YouTube the conspiracists would start believing the truth. What do you say?
It's AMAZING how many times the Official stories contradict itself !!
First they said there were no steel columns but "hollow shafts", denying their existence in order to prove their "pancake theory".
"Photographic evidence proves beyond a doubt that floors sagged, pulling perimeter columns in. An event some conspiracy sites suggest never happened" = You are making claims with absolutely no proof. it is not at all evident, it is just an opinion and I'm curious which sites ignore the existence of the core columns ?
And btw, in the Official Report... there is no mention of columns ;)
Bugger off and go play on the street or something
All who joined after Minutes to Midnight as an LP fan must remain silent.
Projekt Revolution 2008 has been announced, but so far only 3 acts had been announced along with LP. Atreyu will perform in the States only while Jay Z will be at the UK show and HiM in Germany. However, more acts will be annouced.
In previous years, they had some interesting acts...2002 saw Adema and Cypress Hill. Mudvayne joined again in 2003. KoRn was up in 2005 and even Snoop Dogg and Ghostface joined. The concerts had a good mix of nu metal, hip-hop, and rock with The Used and Funeral For a Friend being the only scene bands on tour.
But 2007 brought too many "emo"/post-hardcore bands like MCR, Taking Back Sunday, Saosin, Madina Lake...the hardest band on the tour was LP. I have fears that more "emo" scene bands, especailly Panic at the Disco, and no harder bands will be annouced. If LP joins with more pop punk/post-hardcore acts, will you still go for PR should it come to your hometown?
If they did a show in my hometown, I'd come for the Linkin Park set and then piss off.
I think LP purposefully chose sh*t bands to play with to make themselves look even better (like they even need to!)
You're totally right, LP would totally blow any of those other artists out of the water. Atreyu would be smashing as well, as well as Mudvayne and KoRn, but yeah no more crappy emo bands please!
It would be worth paying the full ticket price just to see LP's set and leave.
Question for Linkin Park fans from the Hybrid Theory/Meteora days?regal theater opera theater
All I have to say to you is this:
We had a vote on my Local Station, and Tool beat them by 4 percent tonight!
I actually tend to like most of those bands along with Linkin Park through all the transformations so yeah i would go.
Whatever sells tickets and who Linkin Park doesnt mind pairing up with will happen.
And those bands are popular right now, well most of them anyway.
I wouldn't care if Miley Cyrus was on tour with Linkin Park, I'd still go just for LP. I've been a fan for 7 years and always will be. The "emo" bands aren't affecting Linkin Park's music, it's not like their sound is drastically changed based on who they tour with.
Oh, and ATREYU is gonna be on tour with them for the US leg of PR:08?!!! I may die of excitement.
I don't care who else is there, I would go just for LP. But they aren't coming here.
Does anyone know how to prove this?
Recall composition of functions. We write g(f(x)) if we perform f then perform g, and if the target space of f is in the domain of g. For sets of vectors X, Y,Z let T1 : X -%26gt; Y and T2 : Y -%26gt; Z be linear transformations. Show that the composition T2(T1(a)) is a linear transformation. Here you鈥檒l need to use the two linear conditions of T1 and T2 to show the composition is linear.
T1 : X --%26gt; Y and T2 : Y --%26gt; Z
T1(a) is a mapping from X to Y.Since T1 is linear there exists a value b for the mapping T1(a).
Now T2(b) is mapping from Y to Z and T2 being linear we can say for some c ....T2(b) = c
So net we have T2(T1(a)) = c
Thus we can conclude that the above mapping is linear.
Linear Transformation Proof?globe theater opera theater
Suppose a and b are scalars and u and v are vectors. Now
T2(T1(au + bv)) = T2(T1(au) + T1(bv)) = T2(aT1(u) + bT1(v)) =
T2(aT1(u)) + T2(bT1(v)) = aT2(T1(u)) + bT2(T1(v)). Therefore T2(T1)) is linear.
im just wondering if they will do a couple of shows there or something. so if u have any info please tell me.
The other day, someone here posted news that Plant said no to a Zeppelin tour.
:(
Dois anybody know if led zeppelin will perform at madison square garden??state theatre opera theater
Plant was the only one who said no to Zep ever playing again. Sucks I know.
Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd (Construction) is a construction company. It has three directors: Ben, chairperson of the board, Sally and Jessie. James is the company secretary. The correct forms have been filed with ASIC to show that the officers have been appointed.
Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd has never appointed a CEO. On several occasions over the past three years, Ben has entered into contracts on behalf of the company, Craig %26amp; Sons without first seeking authorisation from the company’s board. However on each of the occasions, Ben has later obtained board approval for the contracts. Craig %26amp; Sons common seal was not used in any of these contracts.
Clause 10 of Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd constitution says “the directors shall provide for safe custody the company’s common seal. The seal shall be used only by the authority of the board of directors. Every document to which the seal is fixed shall be signed by the director and counter signed by another director or company secretary.”
Ben is also director of Apex Pty Ltd. Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd does not hold any shares in Apex and Apex does not hold any shares in Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd. Three months ago, Apex borrowed $500,000 from ANZ Bank. ANZ approved the loan to Apex only after Ben agreed that Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd would guarantee repayment of the loan. Sally %26amp; Jessie know nothing about the loan or the guarantee document. The guarantee was signed by an ANZ loans officer, Peter. The common seal of Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd was fixed to the guarantee document by Ben, who signed next to it. Ben’s brother, Sam counter-signed and wrote company secretary. Peter asked Ben whether Sam was company secretary and Ben said “Yes”. Peter did not perform a search of the ASIC data base to check who were the properly appointed officers of Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd.
APEX has defaulted on loan repayments to ANZ bank with $300,000 plus interest still owing on the loan. ANZ is seeking to enforce the guarantee given by Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd.
Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd (Construction) is a construction company. It has three directors: Ben, chairperson of the board, Sally and Jessie. James is the company secretary. The correct forms have been filed with ASIC to show that the officers have been appointed.
Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd has never appointed a CEO. On several occasions over the past three years, Ben has entered into contracts on behalf of the company, Craig %26amp; Sons without first seeking authorisation from the company’s board. However on each of the occasions, Ben has later obtained board approval for the contracts. Craig %26amp; Sons common seal was not used in any of these contracts.
Clause 10 of Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd constitution says “the directors shall provide for safe custody the company’s common seal. The seal shall be used only by the authority of the board of directors. Every document to which the seal is fixed shall be signed by the director and counter signed by another director or company secretary.”
Ben is also director of Apex Pty Ltd. Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd does not hold any shares in Apex and Apex does not hold any shares in Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd. Three months ago, Apex borrowed $500,000 from ANZ Bank. ANZ approved the loan to Apex only after Ben agreed that Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd would guarantee repayment of the loan. Sally %26amp; Jessie know nothing about the loan or the guarantee document. The guarantee was signed by an ANZ loans officer, Peter. The common seal of Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd was fixed to the guarantee document by Ben, who signed next to it. Ben’s brother, Sam counter-signed and wrote company secretary. Peter asked Ben whether Sam was company secretary and Ben said “Yes”. Peter did not perform a search of the ASIC data base to check who were the properly appointed officers of Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd.
APEX has defaulted on loan repayments to ANZ bank with $300,000 plus interest still owing on the loan. ANZ is seeking to enforce the guarantee given by Craig %26amp; Sons Pty Ltd.
Contact a lawyer. Maybe you can try to fight it as fraud by one of your partners.
A couple of months ago I suddenly started having problems with Firefox
A little more info:
Here's actual text of error message that I frequently get before the eventual crash:
"Illegal Operation in Plug-in
The plug-in performed an illegal operation. You are strongly advised to restart Firefox.
-- Don't show this message again during this session?
I've done some web searches and this appears to be a frequent problem but I haven't found a good solution
Has anybody else run across this problem? Anyone have a fix?
yes, i have. and i havent found a fix...yet. I will keep trying though.
Anyone else have problems with Firefox and Flash (Shockwave)?opera ticket opera theater
Personally I have not had that problem.
But have you tried uninstalling flash, then reinstalling it? Don't just reinstall over top; Adobe admits Flash errors don't get fixed doing that and they recommend you uninstall first.
well i have a problem where i cant install plug-ins in firefox so i have manually download it from the website and then install it ,but nothing like yours.sorry
I am doing my performance with a friend of mine, and this is a really good opportunity for me, so please don't give me any mean answers.
There is a Talent Show at my school. My performance can only be 1 and a half minutes long, and my hip hop dance is about 2 minutes 50 seconds. I really want to show the whole dance because the ending is the best part. I cannot perform faster because I won't follow the music. How can I persuade the teacher to extend it, and let me finish the whole dance? I really don't want to have to shorten it.
Hi. Good for you performing. I'm sorry, but you answered your own question when you said "My performance can only be..." A friend had a killer song she was singing, the last few seconds were the best part. She went over and ended up being completely disqualified since she didn't follow the rule. I mean, ask, but to be fair (which sometimes sucks), the teacher would have to give everyone extra time. Wish I had better news. Good luck.
My camera viewing screen shows the picture breaking up into little segments and the message (needs head cleaning)appears.I tried a cartridge cleaner that came with a regular film cartridge and it didn't help. I can't find a camera shop that will talk to me about this.
I called the JVC number several times to no avail. Also I talked to 2 different JVC repair centers and still haven't had any success in answering my problem.The camera is model GRDVL500U,and was purchased 11/30/2000.Any suggestions will be appreciated.I think that the new digital cameras have put the camera repair shops out of business,at least in my local area.
get another cleaning tape. look for a wet system. try it several times. if this doesnt do it you may have a clogged head if you're brave get some chamois ended swabs and some cleaning fluid. Try radio shack. take off the cover over the area where the tape loads place the soppy wet swab against the head drum withmoderate pressure and rotate the head under the swab several times
How do you perform head cleaning on a JVC mini DV digital video camera ?violin opera theater
you could take it to best-buy and have them do it for you..
but when you bought it , you should have recived a blank - tape-cleaner, which you just insert and let it do the job for you, I would look for it ..
Use a DV head cleaner. I saw something like this at Best Buy. If this doesn't work, then go with what the other guy said (take it there to get it fixed)
The Relationship Between Test Anxiety, Sleep Habits, and
Self-Perceived Academic Competency
Introduction
?1Self-perceived academic competency has been shown to be a significant contributor to the academic success of college students. Bandura (1986) defines self-perceived competency as “people’s judgments of their capabilities to organize and execute courses of action required to attain designated types of performances” (p. 10). It has been found by Lee and Babko (1994) that when in a difficult situation such as a college-type test, a person with a strong sense of self-perceived academic competency will devote more attention and effort to the task at hand, therefore trying harder and persisting longer, than will those who have lower levels of self-perceived competency.
?2Self-perceived academic competency can be affected by a plethora of variables. In this study, the variables of test anxiety and sleep habits will be examined in relationship to college students’ selfperceived academic competency.
?3Lewis (1970) defines anxiety as “an unpleasant emotion experienced as dread, scare, alarm, fright, trepidation, horror or panic” (p. 63). Test anxiety, then, is the debilitating experience of anxiety, as described by Lewis, during the preparation for a test or during the test itself. Although anxiety is often detrimental, it may be beneficial if it is not extreme. Simpson, Parker, and Harrison (1995) convey this through two well-known principles of anxiety: “A minimal amount of anxiety” (an optimal amount is more accurate) “can mobilize human beings to respond rapidly and efficiently,” while “excessive amounts of anxiety may foster poor response and sometimes inhibit response” (p. 700). Knox, Schacht, and Turner
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(1993) state that test anxiety can include performance anxiety and content (e.g., math) anxiety. Both of these make it hard for students to concentrate and perform adequately on tests. Knox et al. (1993) also recognize the consequences of poorly managed test anxiety. “Failure to manage test anxiety can result in failing courses, dropping out of school, a negative self-concept and a low earning potential” (p. 295).
?4Research on test anxiety has identified three models that explain the origin of test anxiety: (1) The problem lies not in taking the test, but in preparing for the test. Kleijn, Van der Ploeg, and Topman (1994) have identified this as the learning-deficit model. According to this model, the student with high test anxiety tends to have or use inadequate learning or study skills while in the preparation stage of exam taking. (2) The second model is termed the interference model (Kleijn et al., 1994). The problem for people in this model is that during tests, individuals with test anxiety focus on task-irrelevant stimuli that negatively affect their performanceb (Sarason, 1975). The attention diverted from the task at hand can be categorized into two types, according to Sarason. The first type of distraction can be classified as physical and includes an increase in awareness of heightened autonomic activity (e.g., sweaty palms, muscle tension). The second type of distraction includes inappropriate cognitions, such as saying to oneself, “Others are finishing before me, so I must not know the material,” or “I’m stupid, I won’t pass.” The presence of either of these two task-irrelevant cognitions will affect the quality of a student’s performance. (3) The third model of test anxiety includes people who think they have prepared adequately for a test, but in reality, did not. These people question their abilities after the test, which creates anxiousness during the next test.
?5Sleep patterns are believed to be more irregular among college students, and irregular sleep patterns are believed to affect both selfperceived academic competency and academic performance. Sleep, therefore, seems to be an important factor in a college student’s success and self-perceived ability. An optimal sleep pattern, as defined here, is one in which an individual goes to bed and wakes up at about the same time every day while allowing an adequate amount of time in each of the five stages of the sleep cycle. The function of the body that keeps our sleep patterns in this constant waking and sleeping cycle is called the circadian rhythm. During the night a person enters into and out of five different stages of sleep, the most
important being REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. When the circadian rhythm of a person’s sleep is thrown off, less time is spent in REM sleep (Lahey, 1995). People deprived of REM sleep are likely to experience irritability, inefficiency, and fatigue (Hobson, 1989; Webb %26amp; Bonnet, 1979). Furthermore, they are more likely to experience irritability and fatigue when switched from the day shift to the night shift rather than from the night shift to the day shift (Wilkinson, Allison, Feeney, %26amp; Kaminska, 1989). This phenomenon known as “jet lag” is consistent with our natural tendency to lengthen our circadian rhythms. For example, one experiment demonstrated that participants’ circadian rhythms continued even when they were isolated in constantly lighted chambers. However, their rhythms quickly changed to a twenty-five-hour cycle (Aschoff, 1981; Horne, 1988). This phenomenon suggests that college students are particularly prone to sleep deprivation because college students
are notorious for “cramming” information into their memories the night before a test. To do this, they stay up longer and wake up earlier than they usually would. The impact of sleep deprivation on academic performance is negative; consequently, it is hypothesized that students with poor sleep habits will have a lower level of selfperceived academic competency since each test is taken in a state marked by inefficient, irritable, or fatigued thinking.
?6While there have been numerous studies on self-perceived competency and academic performance, on test anxiety and performance, and on sleep and performance, little direct information exists on the relationship among these variables taken together. It is believed that in our findings it will be shown that test anxiety and irregular sleep patterns will lower college students’ self-perceived academic competency.
Methods
Participants
?7One hundred fifty-eight college students participated in the study. There were 89 first- and second-year students and 64 thirdand fourth-year students. Among the participants, there were 67 males and 89 females. Demographic data obtained from the participants included gender, age, year in school, major, and their
estimated current grade point average (GPA).
Instruments
?8The Test Attitude Inventory (TAI), created by Spielberger (1980), was used to measure test anxiety. The TAI subscales measure self-reported worry and emotionality. The TAI contains twenty items that are situation-specific to academically related test situations and environments. A five-point Likert scale (5 represented “usually” and 1 represented “never”) was used to obtain the participants’ responses.
?9To measure sleep habits, the Sleep Questionnaire constructed by Domino, Blair, and Bridges (1984) was used. The questionnaire contains fifty-four questions pertaining to various sleep and related behaviors. The same five-point Likert scale that was used for the TAI was used by this instrument as well. In addition, three closed-ended questions help reveal the approximate time of sleep onset, the approximate time of awakening, and whether or not the participants
take naps during the day.
?10The College Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (CASES), created by Owen and Froman (1988), was administered to determine the degree of confidence participants believe they have in various academic settings (e.g., note taking during class or using the library). A fivepoint Likert Scale was also used here, where 5 represented “a lot of confidence,” and 1 represented “little confidence.” This scale consists of thirty-three questions covering a wide variety of academic settings and situations that are pertinent to the students’ overall academic self-competency rating. Owen and Froman (1988) found the alpha internal consistency of the CASES, in two different trials, to be .9 and .92.
Procedure
?11Packets were prepared which contained a demographic data sheet, consent form, test anxiety inventory, CASES, and the sleep habits questionnaire, in that order. Next, professors in the selected classes were given information on the purpose of the study, shown the survey instruments, and told approximately how long it would take for students to complete the entire packet (20–30 minutes). We were invited to six different class meetings. The students were informed verbally that the purpose of the study was to examine the relationships between test anxiety, sleep habits, and self-perceived academic competency. The students were also informed that participation in the experiment was completely voluntary and that
their responses would be kept anonymous. The students who agreed to participate in the study signed a consent form. These students then filled out the demographic data and the four surveys. The participants were then thanked for their willingness to participate in the study.
Results
?12The mean score for test anxiety was 52.67 (out of a possible 100), with a high score of 95 and a low score of 24. In order to see if differences existed between people with high test anxiety and low test anxiety, the participants’ test anxiety scores were divided into three levels (low, moderate, and high) and compared to the CASES using an ANOVA. Those people in the low test anxiety group scored 124.50 (a higher score indicates greater self-perceived academic competency) on the CASES. Those people in the moderate test anxiety group scored 113.75 on the CASES. Those people in the high test anxiety group scored 106.21 on the CASES. The p-value was found to be .001. This finding is represented in Figure 1. It was also found that there were significant differences between test anxiety groups and GPA (a measure of performance). The low test anxiety group reported having a 3.29 GPA, the group that reported moderate anxiety had a 3.13 GPA, and the group with high test anxiety reported having a 3.02 GPA. The p-value was found to be .05.
?13Similarly, the sleep scores were also divided into three groups (bad sleep, moderate sleep, and good sleep) for the purpose of comparing mean differences. The mean sleep score was 130.28 (out of 200), with a high score of 163 and a low score of 90. The lower sleep scores represent better sleep habits. The people in the bad sleep group scored 110.42 on?14 the CASES, the moderate sleepers scored 114.98 on the CASES, and the people in the good sleep group scored 119.33. This is represented in Figure 2.
?15Furthermore, grade point averages were significantly different depending on which sleep group the student was associated with. Students in the bad sleep group reported having a 3.02 GPA, while students in the moderate sleep group reported having a 3.11 GPA. Also, those students who fell into the good sleep group reported having a 3.31 GPA. The p-value was found to be .03.
?16Correlations were also figured for the following variables (shown in Table 1): quality of sleep habits, test anxiety, self-perceived academic competency, and GPA. It was found that the quality of sleep habits and test anxiety were negatively correlated at the –.26 level (p-value of .001). The quality of sleep habits was also found to be positively correlated with self perceived academic competency at the .19 level (p-value of .016). Additionally, it was found that the quality of sleep habits was positively correlated with GPA at the .18 level (p-value of .024). Test anxiety and self-perceived academic competency were negatively correlated at the –.41 level (p-value of .001). GPA and test anxiety were negatively correlated at the –.21 level (p-value of .01). Lastly, self-perceived academic competency and GPA were positively correlated at the .47 level (p-value of .001).
Discussion
?17The findings presented indicate that bad sleep habits and high test anxiety negatively affect self-perceived academic competency, as was hypothesized. Additionally, it was found that low self-perceived academic competency negatively affected students’ GPA.
?18Quality of sleep habits was found to be a factor in self-perceived academic competence. If college students do experience REM sleep deprivation more than the average population, then the findings of this study need to be passed on to college students. The findings in this study suggest that college students with poor sleep habits may perceive themselves as having lower academic competency. The study also showed that self-perceived academic competency was positively correlated to academic performance. Thus, according to Hobson (1989), Webb %26amp; Bonnet (1979), and this study, those college students who do have poor sleep habits will negatively affect their academic performance.
?19It was also found that test anxiety and grade point average are negatively correlated, and that quality of sleep and grade point average are positively correlated. This finding, and the fact that quality of sleep and test anxiety are negatively related, suggest interrelationships among the variables test anxiety, sleep habits, selfperceived academic competency, and academic performance. This result highlights the fact that professors need to instruct their students on how to manage test anxiety. Students also need to be aware of the effects that poor sleep and low self-perceived academic competency have on academic performance. Thus, the phrase “I think I can, I think I can . . .” may be beneficial only if students reduce their test anxiety and develop better sleep habits. More research needs to be done to find other variables that affect self-perceived academic competence.
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I think it's a really good paper but it jumps around a lot, esp. in the beginning. The organization could be a lot tighter in the beginning and instead of jumping from competency to anxiety back to competency with a little about sleep in the middle, you could use some better transitions between sentences.
I need help????sunshine opera theater
do ur own paper.. its too much to read
Sounds good!
sounds good and a good paper. it is very wonderful but next time do ur own paper or piece
I have a new online program I need to beta test, does anyone know of how to run a good beta test or a website that shows you how?
Well, I would disagree with Kasey on this one.. If you are referring to beta testing as in acceptance testing i.e. putting the site up for a limited audience to gather responses, then its already narrow enough to warrant an answer. For this type of testing, there are a variety of frameworks that could be of use for you, but the question is what you want to accomplish.
Selenium is an excellent platform agnostic testing framework which will allow you to even test AJAX, but it might not do what you want it to do. It will more or less allow you to create a test suite with specific tests that will ensure that a form field is on the page, that the page contains a certain word, that a certain action leads to a desired result in the browser, etc, stuff like that. There's a bunch of other ones that are broader, too such as Fitnesse and there are even test frameworks that are specific for your language/environment, so again, this might not be for you.
I guess this is as far as I can answer your question, but like I said, I really like Selenium and its worked out great for our team in testing a large e-commerce site to ensure that things are getting outputted to the screen as expected and more importantly, that it doesn't break as new browsers come out etc.
How do you perform a Beta Test?performing arts show opera theater
I'm afraid it depends on the program itself.
You want blackbox or whitebox testing?
Software testing is almost as complicated as software engineering. It's not something we can explain in a couple paragraphs.
Part 1
Read the first draft of a paragraph written by a student. Then read the revised version that follows it. Compare the two versions, and then answer the questions.
First Draft
I have always loved to perform. My parents tell me that when I was only three years old, I would put on a show for anyone. When I was in the fifth grade, I had a part in the school Christmas pagent. I really enjoyed the applause my little song received. In my sophomore year in high school I got a part in the spring revue. I performed in it and also helped write it.The audience seemed to love it. I knew that entertaining people was what I wanted to do.
Revision
I have always loved to perform. My parents tell me that when I was only three years old, I would entertain anyone who would listen. When I was in the fifth grade, I had a part in the school Christmas pageant. I really enjoyed the applause my little performance received. Even more, I loved the laughter that came from the audience. In my sophomore year in high school I got a part in the spring revue. I not only performed in it, but also helped write what I hoped would be a funny skit. The waves of laughter from the audience told me that both the skit and I were, indeed, funny. It was then that I knew that making people laugh was what I wanted to do.
1.What misspelled word was corrected in the revised version?
2.What transitional expression was added to the last sentence?
3.What change in the fifth sentence of the revision gives the paragraph a more specific focus?
4.What change in the second-to-last sentence makes clear what the writer learned from the experience?
5.Tell in your own words why the revised paragraph is an improvement on the first draft.
do it yourself
Please please please?ballet theater opera theater
you are lazy, aren't you?
In the time it took you to type all that out, you could have done it yourself.
1.Pageant
2.The waves of laughter from the audience told me that both the skit and I were, indeed, funny
3.The addition of the fifth sentence changes the scope of entertainment that was “what I always wanted to do” from performance to comedy.
4.The beginning and end of the sentence, “The waves of laughter” and “the skit and I were, indeed, funny.” They indicate the change from wanting to generally entertain to wanting to focus on one form of entertainment.
5.It provides specific transition. The first shows a na?ve indication to be a part of “entertainment.” The revision shows the application of logic to mature that want to be an entertainer into a more specialized focus.
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Read the first draft of a paragraph written by a student. Then read the revised version that follows it. Compare the two versions, and then answer the questions.
First Draft
I have always loved to perform. My parents tell me that when I was only three years old, I would put on a show for anyone. When I was in the fifth grade, I had a part in the school Christmas pagent. I really enjoyed the applause my little song received. In my sophomore year in high school I got a part in the spring revue. I performed in it and also helped write it.The audience seemed to love it. I knew that entertaining people was what I wanted to do.
Revision
I have always loved to perform. My parents tell me that when I was only three years old, I would entertain anyone who would listen. When I was in the fifth grade, I had a part in the school Christmas pageant. I really enjoyed the applause my little performance received. Even more, I loved the laughter that came from the audience. In my sophomore year in high school I got a part in the spring revue. I not only performed in it, but also helped write what I hoped would be a funny skit. The waves of laughter from the audience told me that both the skit and I were, indeed, funny. It was then that I knew that making people laugh was what I wanted to do.
1.What misspelled word was corrected in the revised version?
(Worth 5 points)
2.What transitional expression was added to the last sentence?
(Worth 5 points)
3.What change in the fifth sentence of the revision gives the paragraph a more specific focus?
(Worth 10 points)
4.What change in the second-to-last sentence makes clear what the writer learned from the experience?
(Worth 10 points)
5.Tell in your own words why the revised paragraph is an improvement on the first draft.
(Worth 15 points
Do you own work..Its not even hard you're just being lazy or stupid.
Help on the eng?concert tickets opera theater
what makes people think that they can post their homework on here and other people will do it for them????
This is homework help, not write-your-exam-for-you help.
The fact that there are hundreds out people out here who could easily do this assignment, and you can't, underlines the fact that something is going wrong in the education system. Either that or it is accepted behavior to present someone else's work as your own. If you had asked for assistance in figuring out what to do, you would be swamped with replies. But this is pure misuse of this site and a waste of everyone's time.
Comparing a Ford GT to a Ferrari 430. Yeah lets get right down to the line, a Ford GT is an F1 a Ferrari F430 is not. The Ford GT is the slowest of the F1 Family, but for two reasons this review of the Ford vs Ferrari has gotten out of hand. One the Ford GT is the
best car Ford makes, while the F430 is not Ferrari's best car. As I said before the Ford GT is an F1, and the F430 is an exotic. Lets compare it to Ferrari's best car(which is also in the F1 class) the FFX. If the Ford GT was to out perform this car, then Ford would have bragging rights. This just goes to show that yahoo jumped the gun yet again, and better hope ferrari doesn't find out about this or they will probably be sewed.
Whats your question?
Ford GT vs. Ferrari?performing art center opera theaterFord all the way. Beat Ferrari in the sixties, adn they can do it again. Report It
i think ferrari is the best. Report It
ford have it hard Report It
i don't like ferrari so i will have to take Ford GT
Ferrari 430.
watch topgear video where they test the ford gt, zonda, and 430. Jeremy clarkson actually bought a gt. depends on what aspects of the car you have at the top of your list. even tho the 430 is lowest car in Ferrari lineup - it by far is not a bad car
Both of them is different.... Each car tells a different story.... Ferrari ....... mad car... the roar..... Ford GT ..... the strip...... the shape......On come on both have different history........ But i'll take Ford GT.....
doesn't mean jack
this comparison doesn't mean anything to anyone looking to buy a regular car. They're not functional vehicles for the common layman. Both cars are cheaper than paying your insurance and fuel for them.
No Ford Neither Ferrari...
Just "Ballistic" MTB.
I mn my Bike Dont u know how it sucker Flies...!?
u cn c it's pix on my 360...
The obvious answer, of course, is that both of these vehicles, like all other automobiles, are worthless piles of junk. As all automobiles use an inordinate amount of resources (metal, rubber, fuel, etc.) to move a very limited number of persons (sometimes several, most often ONE) along a given path, it is important that they be phased out. First would be the elimination of any public funds being allocated to subsidize their use (new streets and highways, pothole repairs, public parking structures, etc.), with the those funds being diverted to establishment of new mass transit operations and the improvement of existing modes.
The stupid cars you cite, the Ferrari Humdrum 500 and the latest Ford Excretion, serve absolutely no practical purpose, as it is illegal and obviously dangerous for anyone to own or operate a vehicle capable of exceeding the highest given speed limit. Until 'cars' are phased out, the highest speed limit must be dropped back to 55mph in order to save lives, and any person found in possesion of a vehicle capable of exceeding 55mph should be barred from ever driving again and the 'car' in question confiscated and destroyed. Learn to walk and/or take public transit--you will begin to look and feel better immediately. Good luck!
Ford GT
The whole Ford GT and Ferrari thing started in the 1960 era Ford tried to buy Ferrari they refused to sell so Ford built the GT40 to
to compete with Ferrari out of anger or whatever the reason but if my memory serves me right the GT40 won the championship in 1966 Ford had the bragging rights but the Ford Gt would be my pic at least the name is associated with America even if the car was not built here
"How you durrin'?"
"She" is quite controversial - a White man in Black drag, showcasing a character who is, as he has described her, "an inarticulate Black woman on welfare with 19 kids."
The comic who created Shirley is Chuck Knipp (pronounced with a hard K, like in Evel Knievel). At first he performed as Shirley on radio. That eventually lead to stand-up, so while he tried figuring out how to perform Shirley live, he concluded that he'd have to dress in drag to make her come to life.
You should see his getup, it's HILARIOUS!!! She basically looks like a Black version of Mimi Bobek Carey from The Drew Carey Show.
All of this sounds pretty controversial, and to some, it is. This is basically a modern-day minstrel show, with a twist. The twist is that the artist (Knipp) isn't making fun of his character or her race, he's making fun of how some racists view Black people. Basically, he's making fun of racism altogether, and giving his audience a damn good laugh!
shirl is just great. sure had lots of laff laff. thanks for sharing
Who else is a fan of Shirley Q. Liquor?theater opera theater
My only answer isn't an answer at all, but a request----WHEN, WHERE, WHAT CHANNEL, WHAT TIME CAN I ENJOY THIS AWESOMELY TALENTED YOUNG MAN? My laughing life sucks---can I say that?
Seriously, I would enjoy immensely a sense of humor of this stature-- having to live with so much strictness daily laughing would probably bring on an orgasm--I can't believe I wrote that or rather admitted it. BYE
24 Fun Things To Do In An Elevator... 1. Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering: "Shut up, dammit, all of you just shut UP!"
2. Whistle the first seven notes of "It's a Small World" incessantly.
3. Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside ask: "Got enough air in there?"
4. Offer name tags to everyone getting on the elevator. Wear yours upside-down.
5. Stand silent and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off.
6. When arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act embarrassed when they open by themselves.
7. Greet everyone getting on the elevator with a warm handshake and ask them to call you Admiral.
8. On the highest floor, hold the door open and demand that it stay open until you hear the penny you dropped down the shaft go "plink" at the bottom.
9. Stare, grinning, at another passenger for a while, and then announce: "I've got new socks on!"
10. When at least 8 people have boarded, moan from the back: "Oh, no, not now, damn motion sickness!"
11. Meow occasionally.
12. Holler "Chutes away!" whenever the elevator descends.
13. Walk on with a cooler that says "human head" on the side.
14. Stare at another passenger for a while, then announce "You're one of THEM!" and move to the far corner of the elevator.
15. Wear a puppet on your hand and talk to other passengers "through" it.
16. When the elevator is silent, look around and ask "is that your beeper?"
17. Say "Ding!" at each floor.
18. Say "I wonder what all these do" and push the red buttons.
19. Listen to the elevator walls with a stethoscope.
20. Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers that this is your "personal space."
21. Announce in a demonic voice: "I must find a more suitable host body."
22. Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button.
23. Wear "X-Ray Specs" and leer suggestively at other passengers.
24. Stop at every floor, run off the elevator, then run back on.
People Really Said These Things In Court Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.
Q: This myasthenia gravis - does it affect your memory at all?
A: Yes.
Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
A: I forget.
Q: You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?
Q: All your responses must be oral, okay? What school did you go to?
A: Oral.
Q: How old is your son - the one living with you.
A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
Q: How long has he lived with you?
A: Forty-five years.
Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?
A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
Q: And why did that upset you?
A: My name is Susan.
Q: Sir, what is your IQ?
A: Well, I can see pretty well, I think.
Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in the voodoo occult?
A: We both do.
Q: Voodoo?
A: We do.
Q: You do?
A: Yes, voodoo.
Q: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?
Q: Were you present when your picture was taken?
Q: Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?
Q: Did he kill you?
Q: How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?
Q: You were there until the time you left, is that true?
Q: How many times have you committed suicide?
Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
A: Yes.
Q: And what were you doing at that time?
Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: Were there any girls?
Q: You say the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes.
Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?
Q: Mr. Slattery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you?
A: I went to Europe, sir.
Q: And you took your new wife?
Q: How was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?
Q: Can you describe the individual?
A: He was about medium height and had a beard.
Q: Was this a male, or a female?
Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?
A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy.
The Blonde %26amp; The Coke Machine It was a really hot day and this blonde decided she would go buy a coke. She went to the coke machine and when she put her money in, a coke came out - so she kept putting money in.
And since it was such a hot day, a line had formed behind her. Finally, a guy on line said, "Will you hurry up? We're all hot and thirsty!"
And the blonde said, "No way. I'm still winning!"
Poor Old Man This old man goes to the doctor's.
"Help, Doc. I just got married to this 21 year old woman. She is hot and all she wants to do is have sex all day long."
"So what's the problem?"
"I can't remember where I live."
Blonde in a Car A blonde walked into a gas station and said to the manager, ''I locked my keys in my car. Do you have a coat hanger or something I can stick through the window to unlock the door?''
''Why sure,'' said the manager, ''we have something that works especially well for that.''
A couple minutes later, the manager walked outside to see how the blonde was doing and he heard another voice. ''No, no! A little to the left,'' said the other blonde inside the car.
Daughter's Prayer A family was having some people to dinner. At the table, the mother turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Dear, would you like to say the blessing?"
"I wouldn't know what to say," replied the little girl, shyly.
"Just say what you hear Mommy say, sweetie," the woman said.
Her daughter took a deep breath, bowed her head, and solemnly said, "Dear Lord, why the hell did I invite all these people to dinner!?!"
Your Family Is So Poor Your family is so poor, when I went to your house I stepped on a cigarette and your Daddy shouted, “Hey, who turned off the heater!”
Tooth Pulling A man and his wife entered a dentist's office.
The wife said, "I want a tooth pulled. I don't want gas or Novocain because I'm in a terrible hurry. Just pull the tooth as quickly as possible."
"You're a brave woman," said the dentist. "Now, show me which tooth it is."
The wife turns to her husband and says: "Open your mouth and show the dentist which tooth it is, dear."
Grass Eater A man was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw a man eating grass by the roadside. He ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate.
"Why are you eating grass?" he asked the man.
"I don't have any money for food," the poor man replied.
"Oh, please come to my house!"
"But sir, I have a wife and four children..."
"Bring them along!" the rich man said.
They all climbed into the limo. Once underway, the poor fellow said, "Sir, you are too kind. Thank you for taking all of us in."
The rich man replied, "No, you don't understand. The grass at my house is over three feet tall!"
You''re So Ugly You''re so ugly, when yo'' mama dropped you off at school, she got a ticket for littering!
Pinocchio and Splinters One day Pinocchio came to Gepetto with a problem.
"Every time I have sex with my girlfriend, she gets splinters. What can I do about this?"
"Have you tried sandpaper?" Pinocchio hadn't, so he went to try it.
"Pinnochio," said Gepetto a few weeks later. "How is the problem work out with your
"Girlfriend?" said Pinnochio. "Who needs a girlfriend when you have sandpaper?"
Clinton, Bush, and Washington... Bill Clinton, George Bush and George Washington were on the Titanic.
As the boat was sinking, George Washington heroically shouts, ''Save the women!''
George Bush hysterically screeches, ''Screw the women!''
And Bill Clinton's eyes light up and he says, ''Do we have time?''
Not Going To Try This Again A blonde decides to try horseback riding, even though she has had no lessons or prior experience. She mounts the horse unassisted and it immediately springs into motion. It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace, but the blonde begins to slip from the saddle. In terror, she grabs for the horse''s mane, but cannot seem to get a firm grip.
She tries to throw her arms around the horse''s neck, but she slides down the side of the horse anyway. The horse gallops along, seemingly ignorant of its slipping rider.
Finally, giving up her frail grip, the blonde attempts to leap away from the horse and throw herself to safety. Unfortunately, her foot becomes entangled in the stirrup, and she is now at the mercy of the horse''s pounding hooves as her head is struck against the ground over and over.
She starts to lose consciousness, but to her great fortune, Bobby, the Wal-Mart greeter, sees her and unplugs the horse.
Mini Meanie The golf course was haunted by a malicious, evil leprechaun who exploited the ambitions of the poorer players. He popped up beside one unfortunate man who was participating in a club competition.
"Look," he said, "if you agree never to court a woman, flirt with a girl or marry,
I'll help you win."
"Done," shouted the young golfer. The leprechaun was very pleased with conniving ways, and chuckled merrily.
When the golfer was in the clubhouse being praised by the other members, the leprechaun popped up on the shelf of the locker. "Hey," said the little elf, "I have to have your name for my records. What is it?"
"Father Murphy," grinned the golfer as he adjusted his Roman collar.
Son: "Daddy, I have to write a special report for school, but I don't know what Politics is."
Father: "Well, let's take our home as an example. I am the bread-winner, so let's call me Capitalism. Your Mum is the administrator of money, so we'll call her Government. We take care of your need, so let's call you The People. We'll call the maid the Working Class and your brother we can call The Future. Do you understand son?"
Son: "I'm not really sure, Dad. I'll have to think about it."
That night awakened by his brother's crying, the boy went to see what was wrong. Discovering that the baby had seriously soiled his diaper, the boy went to his parents' room and found his mother sound asleep. He went to the maid's room, where, peeking through the keyhole, he saw his father in bed with the maid. The boy's knocking went totally unheeded by his father and the maid, so the boy returned to his room and went back to sleep.
The next morning he reported to his father.
Son: "Dad, now I think I understand what Politics is."
Father: "Good son! Can you explain it to me in your own words?"
Son: "Well Dad, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, Government is sound asleep, the People are being completely ignored and the Future is full of ****."
The Deacon and the Preacher There once was this deacon and this preacher, and they had been friends for a long time. One day the deacon got sick and was put in the hospital, so the preacher decided to go and see his old friend.
When he walked into the hospital room, the preacher noticed all the hoses and medical equipment attached to the deacon. The preacher walked over and kneeled by the bed and asked, ''How ya doing?''
The deacon motioned at a pad and pen on the nightstand. ''You want that?'' the preacher asked him, and the deacon nodded his head yes. So the preacher handed his friend the pad and pen and the deacon began to write. All of a sudden the deacon died.
At his funeral, the preacher was asked to deliver the service. ''He was a good man and I'll never forget him,'' the preacher said, ''I was with him when he died and as a matter of fact I have his last thought in my coat pocket here.''
The preacher reaches into his pocket and pulls out the paper. ''Please, get up! You're kneeling on my oxygen hose!''
Too Smart A first-grade teacher, Ms. Brooks, was having trouble with one of her students.
The teacher asked, "Harry, what's your problem?"
Harry answered, "I'm too smart for the 1st grade. My sister is in the 3rd grade and I'm smarter than she is! I think I should be in the 3rd grade too!"
Ms. Brooks had had enough. She took Harry to the principal's office. While Harry waited in the outer office, the teacher explained to the principal what the situation was. The principal told Ms. Brooks he would give the boy a test. If he failed to answer any of his questions he was to go back to the 1st grade and behave. She agreed.
Harry was brought in and the conditions were explained to him and he agreed to take the test.
Principal: "What is 3 x 3?"
Harry: "9".
Principal: "What is 6 x 6?"
Harry: "36".
And so it went with every question the principal thought a 3rd grader should know.
The principal looks at Ms. Brooks and tells her, "I think Harry can go to the 3rd grade."
Ms. Brooks says to the principal, "Let me ask him some questions." The principal and Harry both agreed.
Ms. Brooks asks, "What does a cow have four of that I have only two of?" Harry, after a moment: "Legs."
Ms. Brooks: "What is in your pants that you have but I do not have?" The principal wondered, why would she ask such a question! Harry replied: "Pockets."
Ms. Brooks: "What does a dog do that a man steps into?" Harry: "Pants"
Ms. Brooks: What's starts with a C, ends with a T, is hairy, oval, delicious and contains thin, whitish liquid?
Harry: "Coconut."
The principal sat forward with his mouth hanging open.
Ms. Brooks: "What goes in hard and pink then comes out soft and sticky?" The principal's eyes opened really wide and before he could stop the answer.
Harry: "Bubble gum"
Ms. Brooks: "What does a man do standing up, a woman does sitting down and a dog does on three legs?"
Harry: "Shake hands."
The principal was trembling.
Ms. Brooks: "What word starts with an 'F' and ends in 'K' that means a lot of heat and excitement?"
Harry: "Firetruck"
The principal breathed a sigh of relief and told the teacher, "Put Harry in the fifth-grade, I got the last seven questions wrong......
A priest, Jesus, and an old man tee off.
The priest drives the green within 5 yards of the hole.
Jesus slices the ball and it goes into the water hazard. He quickly runs across the water and hits his second onto the green 2 inches from the hole.
The old man tees off with a short worm burner that trickles into the hazard. Soon after a fish eats the ball and swims across the pond with it in its mouth. Just then an eagle swoops down and snatches the fish with the golf ball and flies off. The eagle loses its grip and drops the fish on the green. The fish then spits out the ball and it rolls into the hole for a hole in one.
Jesus turns to the old man and replies, "Play fair dad!"
Yesterday I was at the local Wal-Mart. Now I was only in there for about 5 minutes and when I came out, there he was - a damn Motorcycle cop writing a parking ticket ...
So, I went to him and said: "Come on Buddy, how about giving a guy a break?"
He simply ignored me and continued writing the ticket.
So, I called him a pencil necked Nazi. He then glared at me and started writing another ticket for having bald tires!
So, I called him a sorry excuse for a human being. He then finished the second ticket and put it on the car with the first. Then he started to write a third ticket!
This went on for about 25 minutes ... the more I abused and hurled insults at him, the more tickets he wrote ...
But hey, I didn't give a damn. My car was parked around the corner ...
A blonde girl comes rushing home to her mum and says: "Mummy mummy! Today at school everyone could only count to 3 but I can count to 5. Look - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Does that mean I am special mummy?"
"Yes dear it does."
The next day the blonde girl comes running in again and says: "Mummy mummy! Today at school everyone could only say the alphabet from A to C but I can go until E. Look - A, B, C, D, E. Does that mean I am special mummy?"
"Yes dear it does."
The next day the blonde girl comes rushing home and says "Mummy mummy! Today at school we were getting changed for physical excercises and all the other girls had really flat chests but I had these ...!" She opens her blouse and reveals a humungous pair of DD breasts. "Is it because I am special mummy?"
"No dear it's because you are 25."
A blonde desperately needed some money, so she decided to kidnap someone. So she went to the park and she grabbed this kid.
Then she wrote a note saying, "If you ever want to see your child again, leave 10,000 dollars in a paper bag in the northwest corner of the park." then she signed it 'THE BLONDE' and told the kid to give it to his mom.
The next day she went to the northwest corner of the park and got the paper bag. It had the money in it and a note from the mother that said, "How could you do this to another blonde?"
Two blondes were walking through the woods and they came to some tracks. The first blonde said "These look like deer tracks." and the other one said: "No they look like moose tracks." They argued and argued for a while and they were still arguing when the train hit them.
I knew a blonde that was so stupid that.......
* she called me to get my phone number.
* she spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice box because it said "concentrate."
* she put lipstick on her forehead because she wanted to make up her mind.
*she tried to put M%26amp;M's in alphabetical order.
*she sent me a fax with a stamp on it.
*she tried to drown a fish.
*she thought a quarterback was a refund.
*she got locked in a grocery store and starved to death.
*she tripped over a cordless phone.
*she took a ruler to bed to see how long she slept.
*she asked for a price check at the Dollar Store.
*she studied for a blood test.
*she thought Meow Mix was a CD for cats.
*when she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved.
*when she missed the 44 bus, she took the 22 bus twice instead.
*when she took you to the airport and saw a sign that said "Airport Left" she turned around and went home
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Couldn't learn to water ski because she couldn't find a lake with a slope.
Got excited because she finished a jigsaw puzzle in 6 months and the box said "2 to 4 years"
Couldn't call 911 because there was no 11 on any phone button.
When asked what the capital of California was; answered "C".
Baked a turkey for 3 days because the instructions said 1 hour per pound and she weighed 125.
After losing in a breaststroke swimming competition, complained that the other swimmers were using their arms.
A Blonde's Year in Review
January: Took new scarf back to store because it was too tight.
February: Fired from pharmacy job for failing to print labels...Helllloooo!!!... bottles won't fit in typewriter!!!
March: Got really excited - finished jigsaw puzzle in 6 months... Box said "2-4 years!"
April: Trapped on escalator for hours... power went out!!!
May: Tried to make Kool-Aid... wrong instructions... 8 cups of water won't fit into those little packets!!!
June: Tried to go water skiing... couldn't find a lake with a slope.
July: Lost breast stroke swimming competition... Learned later the other swimmers cheated, they used their arms!
August: Got locked out of my car in rain storm... Car swamped because soft-top was o pen.
September: The capital of California is "C"... isn't it?
October: I hate M %26amp;M's... They are so hard to peel.
November: Baked turkey for 4 1/2 days... Instructions said one hour per pound and I weigh 108!!!
December: Couldn't call 911... "duh" ... there's no "eleven" button on the stupid phone!
Gosh! Love the first one! I can figure it out how to stand out from the crowd in elevator! LOL
Hi!Funny or no?theatre opera theaterHILARIOUS !!!!!!! I read that twice %26amp; cried from laughter! Those elevator jokes were the funniest part :) Report It
you should be charge 300 points for that mess
funny
That is the longest question I have seen so far! Excellent jokes! A star is born. Have a great day.
That was funny.
the elevator one was funny as hell
i dont know, i'm soo tired of reading it.....
not really funny when you have to read for ten minutes.
WOW!! THAT WAS WWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!! TOO LONG. YOU LOST ME AT #5 OF ELEVATOR JOKES. I HAVE TO SAY OKAY BECAUSE I DIDN'T FINISH AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE THE ELEVATOR JOKES AT ALL.
Those are HILARIOUS! Did you make them yourself? I you did, you are extremely talented.
Some are funny some are not. The 24 things to do in the elevator will get you thrown into a rubber room faster than a laugh.
yes they were funny! good job
Long, but so worth it. Most of them were hilarious.
not that funny........no sry!
A few of those I heard before, but the new ones were witty, funny and smart; they're just what I need to tell my friends tomorrow at the party of the season. My favorite new joke is the one with Washington, Bush and Clinton, it's like no joke I've ever heard before! E-mail me if you come up with more!
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Yes very funny:)
funny :)))))))~
It was funny. It was too long. I've got over 100 pages of jokes. I wouldn't dream of subjecting someone to them all at once.
really funny..lol..but i got very tired of reading it..
some were very funny i really liked the son asking his father about politics
I had seen some of them before, but still funny. WAY too much on one page, though.
I'm sorry, but this was way waaaay tooo long...my eyes started bleeding after the 9th "funny to do in the elevator" which, btw, wasn't very funny at all.
So no, I'd have to say, in answer to your question "NO, NOT FUNNY".
