Maltina national reading competition kicks off

Maltina national reading competition kicks off

THE Maltina National Reading Competition for secondary school students formally kicked off in Lagos recently, with the organisers encouraging students to take advantage of the opportunity and imbibe the reading culture.

Tagged "Readers are Winners", the competition, now in its fourth edition 4th edition has been designed to improve the readinf culture among the youths. Sponsored by Nigerian Breweries Plc, the initiative, according to the company's Corporate Affairs Adviser, Mr. Ageni Yusuf, who spoke to journalists in Lagos, is also intended to strongly influence the quality of scholarship and human capital development in the country.

His words: "We believe that this competition, designed for our secondary school students, will greatly support the laying of a solid foundation for the education of our youths".

Funded by the NB/Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund, he noted that the goals of the competition align perfectly with the objectives of the fund set up since 1994, while reiterating the company's vision to rekindle this very vital sector of education.

Bearing in mind the need for a committed effort aimed at improving the reading culture among the youths, he listed the cardinal objectives of the competition to include; enabling students develop a reading culture and creative imagination; expanding their vocabulary, comprehension and writing abilities; encouraging independent and multi-faceted access to information; and arousing their interest on issues outside their basic curriculum.

Open only to students in SS1-SS3, he said the competition has been divided into four stages: the school, state, zonal and National, whereby each principal is expected to conduct the school examination in their respective schools on September 30, 2009 and produce the best two candidates that will represent the school at the first stage of the competition.

At the state level, which will be held on October 20, 2009, he further stated that each state including Abuja will produce the five best candidates that will proceed to the zonal stage between November 22 and 24.2009 at designated cities in the six geopolitical zones of the country including the FCT.

While the first two stages will take the format of an aptitude test that will comprise knowledge from all areas of study, he said the final four candidates emerging from each of the six geopolitical zones and three from the FCT will proceed to the National Finals in Abuja that will hold between January 24 and 26, 2010 with the last two stages requiring students to have read a total number of six books selected by Nigerian Breweries Plc on which they will be tested.

Prizes to be won include a sum of N50, 000 worth of books for the school library for each zonal winner, while the 1st runner up will receive a cash prize of N40, 000 and books worth N100, 000 for the school. The second runner up will get a cash prize of N30, 000 and books worth N80, 000 for the school at the zonal level.

At the Finals, the overall winner will be given a laptop and N200, 000 as personal gift, while the school will be given two desk top computers and books worth N650, 000. The second place winner will receive a cash gift of N150, 000, a set of computer and printer for the school including books worth N400, 000, while the third place winner will receive a personal gift of N100, 000, a set of computer and printer and N200, 000 worth of books for the school.

देअलिंग विथ बरेअस्त कैंसर.

Coping With the Diagnosis

Being told that you have breast cancer can be devastating. Your first thought may be: "Am I going to die?" or "...get this cancer out of me". These feelings are reasonable; there's no doubt about it cancer turns
your world upside down.

As a breast cancer survivor, I now know that we go through several psychological steps in dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis.

#1
Shock
Being given the news is shocking. But it's also difficult to believe that you have something as serious as breast cancer. You thought that you took good care of yourself and then, sometimes, without a single symptom, your world is shattered. Many women feel that the initial shock is the worst part of the breast cancer journey.

#2
Anger
You may feel like your body betrayed you. And in spite of your fear of what is yet to come, your anger makes you just want to "get rid of it". At this stage, it's best to take it a little slow and let the news sink in. There's usually enough time between initial diagnosis and the beginning of treatment to make any decisions. You don't want to make It's not the time to make decisions that you may regret later.

#3
Investigation
You've had time to let things sink in a little and now it's time to make decisions about different treatment options and which doctors to use. Every woman is different as to the degree of their investigation. Some will do in depth research, others may rely on friends or family members to help with their choices, and others may want to rely on their doctor to help make the decision. No matter what you ultimately decide to do, it won't be the wrong decision. When exploring your options, your main consideration may be whether or not to have a mastectomy or pursue a different course of action.

#4
Guilt
Many women will tend to feel guilty for having cancer - a sense that maybe you could have taken better care of yourself so that this wouldn't have happened. Unfortunately, we don't have control over whether or not we will get cancer - its selectiveness is so random. We can only take measures to reduce the chances of getting it.

#5
Acceptance
You have gone through the emotional upheaval and have done your research. Now it's time to deal with it. You know everything that you want to know, you know what you want to do, and now it's time to do it. The initial shock of your diagnosis has passed, and you know the pros and cons of your treatment options.

#6
Dealing with It
The treatment phase can be very stressful and physically challenging. This period, in many ways, is an improvement over the earlier stages because you are actually doing something to try to defeat the illness. During this time, allow family and friends to support you by helping you with the daily routine, let them. Conserve your strength to fight the cancer. Or you may find that the number of people who were supportive in the beginning are now starting to dwindle. At this point you may want to consider joining a breast cancer support group where you'll find women going through the same thing. It can be an immense help.

#7
Post Treatment Sadness
When you're finished with your treatment you may find yourself in a bit of a strange mood or even be depressed. This stage may last several months or more. Often, doctors will call this a type of separation anxiety. You were preoccupied during your intense treatment phase and now it's over. Now what? Anxiety and the possibility of depression are not uncommon. Many women find that this is the time when they really need the support group. Some women may also want to seek professional guidance. This is completely normal.

#8
Moving On
Sometimes, it may feel like life will never get back to normal. Your life has changed, maybe even for the better in certain ways. Yet we look for a breakthrough. During this phase a dear friend of mine sent me a card that said "....and then when it seems we will never smile again, life comes back." And you know what? It's true.


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Lynne Hagan is a breast cancer survivor and includes breast cancer information and insight on the illness in her anti aging website, blogs and articles. She provides honest and unbiased information on anything and everything related to anti aging. See why Lynne is the popular resource when looking for the best and most reliable anti aging tips.

BARCELONA SPARES INTER.

Inter 0-0 Barcelona: Wasteful Barca Let Nerazzurri Off The Hook

All square in the big game of the night...

• Barcelona
• Inter Milan

Inter 0-0 Barcelona Lineups/Stats
Champions League Qualifying Fixtures, Results

Inter and Barcelona played out a highly entertaining 0-0 draw in their Champions League Group F opener at San Siro, but the holders will perhaps regret their profligacy in front of goal.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lionel Messi and Seydou Keita were all guilty of glaring misses for the Spaniards, while Wesley Sneijder went closest for the home side.

In undoubtedly the biggest game of the competition so far, all eyes were on the fashion capital as the respective coaches Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola locked horns.

Mourinho had caused a stir on Tuesday by naming his entire team at the pre-match press conference, and it was this XI who took to the field with Sulley Muntari being preferred to Dejan Stankovic in midfield, and Wesley Sneijder sitting behind frontmen Diego Milito and Samuel Eto'o.

The main rivalry going into the game was, of course, between Eto'o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic - who had sensationally swapped clubs in the summer in a mega exchange. 'Ibra' led the line for the Blaugrana, with Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry flanking him on either side. Andres Iniesta wasn't yet ready to start after his long lay-off.

Barca started like the champions they are, and could have scored three times within the first eight minutes. First of all Messi dribbled past three players before forcing a low save out of Julio Cesar.

Then, Ibrahimovic was released clean through by Xavi but volleyed wastefully wide. Finally Lucio closed down Ibrahimovic as he bore down on goal, and Julio Cesar made another smart stop from Messi's follow-up header.

It took until the 11th minute for Inter to register an effort, as Maicon blasted over from 25 yards.

Barcelona looked dangerous every time they came forward, and Messi found himself one-on-one with final man Cristian Chivu, but the Romanian executed a crucial sliding tackle.

Inter started to work their way more into the game, though, and on 28 minutes Milito did superbly to wriggle his way past Gerard Pique and force a save out of Victor Valdes. Sneijder then lashed over from the edge of the area.

Milito had been Inter's best player in the first half, and he skinned Carles Puyol but the angle was too tight to trouble Valdes. Down the other end Henry shot high and wide.

On 40 minutes, Barcelona missed a glorious chance to take the lead. A chipped ball over the top found Dani Alves with just Julio Cesar to beat from eight yards. The Brazilian cut back to Seydou Keita, but with the goal at his mercy he scuffed his finish wide.

Barca were finishing the half dominantly and after Muntari lost his umpteenth ball of the half, Julio Cesar tipped over a 25-yard piledriver from Messi.

THE CLAUSE

Recognize a clause when you see one.

Clauses come in four types: main [or independent], subordinate [or dependent], relative [or adjective], and noun. Every clause has at least a subject and a verb. Other characteristics will help you distinguish one type of clause from another.

Main Clauses

Every main clause will follow this pattern:

subject + verb = complete thought.

Here are some examples:

Lazy students whine.

Students = subject; whine = verb.

Cola spilled over the glass and splashed onto the counter.

Cola = subject; spilled, splashed = verbs.

My dog loves pizza crusts.

Dog = subject; loves = verb.

The important point to remember is that every sentence must have at least one main clause. Otherwise, you have a fragment, a major error.

Subordinate Clauses

A subordinate clause will follow this pattern:

subordinate conjunction + subject + verb = incomplete thought.

Here are some examples:

Whenever lazy students whine

Whenever = subordinate conjunction; students = subject; whine = verb.

As cola spilled over the glass and splashed onto the counter

As = subordinate conjunction; cola = subject; spilled, splashed = verbs.

Because my dog loves pizza crusts

Because = subordinate conjunction; dog = subject; loves = verb.

The important point to remember about subordinate clauses is that they can never stand alone as complete sentences. To complete the thought, you must attach each subordinate clause to a main clause. Generally, the punctuation looks like this:

main clause + Ø + subordinate clause.

subordinate clause + , + main clause.

Check out these revisions to the subordinate clauses above:

Whenever lazy students whine, Mrs. Russell throws chalk erasers at their heads.

Anthony ran for the paper towels as cola spilled over the glass and splashed onto the counter.

Because my dog loves pizza crusts, he never barks at the deliveryman.

Relative Clauses

A relative clause will begin with a relative pronoun [such as who, whom, whose, which, or that] or a relative adverb [when, where, or why]. The patterns look like these:

relative pronoun or adverb + subject + verb = incomplete thought.

relative pronoun as subject + verb = incomplete thought.

Here are some examples:

Whom Mrs. Russell hit in the head with a chalk eraser

Whom = relative pronoun; Mrs. Russell = subject; hit = verb.

Where he chews and drools with great enthusiasm

Where = relative adverb; he = subject; chews, drools = verbs.

That had spilled over the glass and splashed onto the counter

That = relative pronoun; had spilled, splashed = verbs.

Who loves pizza crusts

Who = relative pronoun; loves = verb.

Like subordinate clauses, relative clauses cannot stand alone as complete sentences. You must connect them to main clauses to finish the thought. Look at these revisions of the relative clauses above:

The lazy students whom Mrs. Russell hit in the head with a chalk eraser soon learned to keep their complaints to themselves.

My dog Floyd, who loves pizza crusts, eats them under the kitchen table, where he chews and drools with great enthusiasm.

Anthony ran to get paper towels for the cola that had spilled over the glass and splashed onto the counter.

Punctuating relative clauses can be tricky. You have to decide if the relative clause is essential or nonessential and then use commas accordingly.

Essential relative clauses do not require commas. A relative clause is essential when you need the information it provides. Look at this example:

A dog that eats too much pizza will soon develop pepperoni breath.

Dog is nonspecific. To know which dog we are talking about, we must have the information in the relative clause. Thus, the relative clause is essential and requires no commas.

If, however, we revise dog and choose more specific words instead, the relative clause becomes nonessential and does require commas to separate it from the rest of the sentence. Read this revision:

My dog Floyd, who eats too much pizza, has developed

PREPOSITIONS

There are about 150 prepositions in English. Yet this is a very small number when you think of the thousands of other words (nouns, verbs etc). Prepositions are important words. We use individual prepositions more frequently than other individual words. In fact, the prepositions of, to and in are among the ten most frequent words in English. Here is a short list of 70 of the more common one-word prepositions. Many of these prepositions have more than one meaning. Please refer to a dictionary for precise meaning and usage.

For a full list of 150 prepositions, try this downloadable ebook, English Prepositions List by English Club founder Josef Essberger: includes one-word and complex prepositions 370 example sentences 200 quiz questions with answers immediate download to your computer read on your computer or print out on paper works on Windows or Mac

• aboard
• about
• above
• across
• after
• against
• along
• amid
• among
• anti
• around
• as
• at

• before
• behind
• below
• beneath
• beside
• besides
• between
• beyond
• but
• by

• concerning
• considering

• despite
• down
• during

• except
• excepting
• excluding

• following
• for
• from

• in
• inside
• into

• like

• minus

• near

• of
• off
• on
• onto
• opposite
• outside
• over

• past
• per
• plus

• regarding
• round

• save
• since

• than
• through
• to
• toward
• towards

• under
• underneath
• unlike
• until
• up
• upon

• versus
• via

• with
• within
• without

GANI GOES HOME

• Police deploy 1, 300 cops to Akure
From TUNDE RAHEEM, Akure
Saturday, September 12, 2009

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Ondo town is already agog for the final burial ceremony of the erudite lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who is highly revered among many Nigerians for his outstanding battle against military tyrants.
Preparation is in top gear, as the Ondo State government has taken the bull by the horn to bankroll the Monday and Tuesday events.

The State Commissioner for Information, who is the head of the burial committee, has given his words that the events would be memorable because of Gani’s contributions to the legal profession.
Gani’s final journey in Ondo State will begin on Monday, September 13, 2009 with tributes at the Ondo State Sports Complex, Akure, where eminent Nigerians, including the state governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, are expected to eulogize the late human rights activist. The event will be followed on Tuesday, with the final burial of Gani at his country home, where dignitaries from all walks of life are expected to pay homage.

A visit to Ondo town showed that the town is bubbling with life, as the paternal and maternal homes of the late legal luminary have been literally turned to a Mecca, as notable Ondo town indigenes came to pay homage on daily basis. The homes are wearing a new look, with the grass in the compounds being trimmed.
Also, the Okedasa home of the late Fawehinmi has also been given a facelift, though it was in good condition prior to the lawyer’s death.

In order to ensure a hitch-free burial for the late legal icon, the state police command is making arrangement for security. Indeed, the state police command has deployed over 1, 300 policemen to Akure, the state capital and Ondo town.

The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Donald Iroham, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the measure became necessary in order to give the late legal icon a befitting burial. He said security would be tight to ensure that those who come to pay their last respects to the late lawyer would not have any unpleasant experience, adding that policemen would be deployed at the Akure Township Stadium, where Gani’s remains would be taken for lying-in-state.

The police boss warned miscreants and criminals to steer clear of the burial of the late legal icon, as the command would deal decisively with anybody who foments trouble.

The National Association of Ondo State Students is also warming up to make Gani’s burial a memorable one. The association has fixed Monday, September 14, for its candle procession night. The students, who would wear black attire, to show that they are actually mourning the legal icon, said a posthumous honour was also in the pipeline.

The union’s National President, Comrade Temidayo Temola, said decision to honour Gani was based on his selfless service to mankind. According to him, the late legal icon gave scholarship awards to many Nigerian students.

Describing the late Fawehinmi as a man of honour, he said the late lawyer’s name would be written in gold for life.

Market women, taxi drivers and commercial motorcycle operators in Akure have also promised to honour the late legal practitioner. A source close to the president general of market traders in Ondo state said each would wear a uniform, popularly called “Aso Ebi” in local parlance.
During the week, Ondo lawmakers honoured Gani by holding a special session presided over by the Speaker, Hon Taofik Abdulsalam. It was praise galore, as the lawmakers eulogized the erudite lawyer. The lawmakers wore black suits.

The special session started with the legislator from Fawehinmi’s immediate constituency, Hon Afolabi Akinsiku, opening the floor with praises of the legal icon. He described the late human rights advocate as the best thing that has happened to the Nigeria’s legal profession.
He described Fawehinmi as the man who brought great innovation to the legal profession through constant publishing of law reports.

Also, the Minority Leader, Hon Ifedayo Akinsoyinu, praised Gani, saying that he fought for democracy, through his persistent fight with past military regimes.
The Deputy Speaker, Hon, Mayowa Akinfolarin, on his part, said those who were responsible for the incarceration of Gani should not be allowed to go unpunished. Akinfolarin, who was not happy with the way some people who put the late radical lawyer in prison are now praising him, said such people should cover their faces in shame.

Traditional rulers are not left out. They have described the death of the late lawyer as a colossal loss to the state, the nation and humanity. In a letter of condolence signed by the Chairman, Council of Obas, His Royal Majesty, Oba Lawrence Omowole, the royal fathers said that the nation had lost an icon, whose position would be almost be impossible to fill.

The traditional rulers said in the letter: “We have received with heavy hearts the sad news of the demise of your son, Chief Ganiyu Fawehinmi. By the unfortunate incident, the people of Ondo State, in particular and Nigeria in general have lost an icon whose position will be difficult to fill. His contributions to the progress, social and economic wellbeing of human race will remain evergreen in the minds of all progressive people in the globe. Words are not enough to describe the sacrifices, unrepentant effort to have his society better than he met it. We collectively mourn and grief over this irreparable loss. Our consolation however, should lie in the fact that his useful work and international contributions will remain a mirror for the

ASSU Strike is a Failure.

By Adebayo Waheed, Qudirat Hakeem-Apanpa and Hassan Ibrahim - 02.09.2009

THE Vice President of the Nigerian Labour Congress ( NLC), Issa Aremu, has said that the casualties recorded by the students, some of whom had died during the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike and the breaking of the ranks of the union, resulting in the non-participation of some of its branches, in the strike, are enough evidence that the current action of the university lecturers had failed.

He therefore, advised that ASUU should consider a change of strategy in its current face-off with the Federal Government as the union had overused the strike option.

He said this while delivering a public lecture with the theme “Labour strikes and the Nigerian economy,” organised by the Department of Economics and the Nigerian Economics Students Association of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria. He said that ASUU should change its strategy because in its over two-month-old unresolved industrial dispute with the government, ASUU had continued to record serious casualties.

“These factors therefore, necessitated the suspension of the ongoing industrial action by ASUU to enable the union give room for a renewed negotiation with the Federal Government,” he said.

He appealed to the government to review its new strategy of “not talking to ASUU” and warned that collective bargaining and the education of Nigerian children should not be politicised.

“The two parties should consider the fact that the current crises in the nation’s education sector were beyond selfish personal issues. ASUU should also revisit its own strategy. It is bad enough that ASUU has overused the strike option.

“With a two-week warning strike and indefinite strikes of eight weeks, ASUU is recording serious casualties. The first casualties are the students. Some have died through road accidents. Some are now engaged in criminal activities.”

“On the part of the government, the strategy of not talking to ASUU is unhelpful. Collective bargaining is a problem-solving technique, not a problem-compounding device. We should not politicise collective bargaining or education of our children.”

Meanwhile, students of the University of Ibadan (U.I), on Tuesday, protested the continued strike action embarked upon by the university workers in the country.

The students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), as early as 8 a.m., barricaded the main entrance of the institution and declared that they were tired staying at home doing nothing.

The aggrieved students led by the chairman, Students’ Union Transition Committee, Mr. Raimi Oluwadamilare, said the protest was to tell the whole world that they were tired of staying at home.

Holy Kidnappers

Monday, August 31, 2009

• Photo: The Sun Publishing

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The police in Enugu have made a major breakthrough in the bid to end kidnapping of persons in the Coal City as they apprehended a kidnap gang that wore priests’ white cassock as a disguise.

Prior to the catch, kidnappers have been taking their victims from the city to their hideouts, sometimes outside the state, the latest being the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Dan Nwaomeh.
Nwaomeh was kidnapped in Enugu and taken to Port Harcourt where he was held for 16 days before he regained his freedom and dropped by the kidnappers at Aba in Abia State .

But the kidnappers that were dressed in priests’ garment were not as lucky as those who kidnapped Nwaomeh as eagle-eyed policemen at a checkpoint at Mayor pin down point at Awkunanaw area of the state suspected the kidnapper priests and flagged them down to see what they were doing with a middle-aged woman, Mrs. Catherine Aninjoku, who looked ruffled.

The Enugu Police Public Relations Officer Mr. Ebere Amaraizu told Daily Sun that the curiosity of the policemen at the checkpoint was aroused by the presence of the woman said to be about 55 years old among the ‘priests’ at about 11:55 p.m.
At this time of the night it was apparent that the kidnappers were hoping to ferry their victim out of Enugu State.

According to Amaraizu, one of the kidnappers escaped arrest, but had bullet wounds while one of them, Princewell Edeh, 22, and a 300 level Public Administration student of Enugu State University of Science and Technology who is now in police custody is helping them in their investigation.
The woman, a petty trader was said to have been kidnapped at Obinagu Uwani in Akpugo, Nkanu West Local Government Area.

The PPPRO told Daily Sun that the kidnappers might have abducted the woman as one of her sons, a Port Harcourt-based businessman was said to be wealthy.
Said he; “they ran into the roadblock and our men on duty who ordinarily would have allowed the priests to move on wondered what the woman could be doing with priests at such hour of the day.”
“One of them escaped with bullet wounds while the other who claims to be a student of ESUT is helping us in our investigations. We were also able to rescue the victim Mrs. Catherine Ani-Njoku who has a wealthy son residing in Lagos.”

The police spokesman disclosed that the state command has been using the stop-and-search in the state as a crime preventive measure, which, he noted, had been paying off.
He, however, noted that while the command was not joking with the stop-and-search as a security measure in the state; “the men are seriously being cautioned not to abuse it; that it is not a money-making avenue.”

EFFICIENT READING

WHAT IS EFFICIENT READING? It is the ability to read a passage as quickly as it is possible.It is also the ability to read and understand a given passage. Before one can become an efficient reader, two things are needed. They are( 1 ) a sound mastery of vocabulary. well, we shall continue on this some other time.

TIPS FOR YOUR SURVIVAL

1) If you want to be angry, watch Obasanjo talk. IF you want to be drowsy, listen to Yaradua's speech. If you want to bored, watch David Mark's senate. If you want to waste a whole day, attend Bankole's probes. YOU want comedy, tune to Akunyili's rebranding. Aiiergic to lies, avoid Aondoakaa. If you have kids learning English, avoid Turai.

1.Spend the day watching Harry Potter,wishing you are a wizard.

2. Get a copy of the exam, run out screaming "Andre, Andre, I've got the secret documents!"

3. If it is a math or science exam, answer in essay form. If it is long answer or essay exam, answer with numbers and symbols. Be creative. Use the integral symbol.

4. Make paper airplanes out of the exam. Aim them at the instructor's left nostril.

5. Talk the entire way through the exam. Read the questions aloud and debate your answers with yourself out loud. If asked to stop, yell out sarcastically, "I'm so sure you can hear me thinking." Then start talking about what a jerk the instructor is.

6. Bring cheerleaders.

7. Walk in, get the exam, and sit down. About five minutes into the exam, loudly say to the instructor, "I don't understand any of this. I've been to every lecture this semester! What's the deal? And who are you? Where's the regular guy?"

8. Bring a video game. Play it with the volume at max level.

9. On the answer sheet find a new, interesting way to refuse to answer every question. For example, write "I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that it conflicts with my religious beliefs". Be creative.

10. Bring pets.

11. Run into the exam room looking about frantically. Breathe a sigh of relief. Go to the instructor and say "They've found me. I have to leave the country," and run off.

12. Fifteen minutes into the exam, stand up, rip up all the papers into very small pieces, throw them into the air and yell out "Merry Christmas." If you're really daring, ask for another copy of the exam. Say you lost the first one. Repeat this process every fifteen minutes.

13. Do the exam with crayons, paint, or fluorescent markers.

14. Come into the exam wearing slippers, a bathrobe, a towel on your head, and nothing else.

15. Come down with a bad case of Turet's Syndrome during the exam. Be as vulgar as possible.

16. Complete the entire exam in another language. If you don't know one, make one up! For maths or science exams, try using Roman numerals.

17. Bring things to throw at the instructor when she or he is not looking. Look at the person nearest to you and say, "I can't believe you just did that!"

18. As soon as the instructor hands you the exam papers, eat them.

19. Walk into the exam with an entourage. Claim you are going to be taping your next video during the exam. Try to get the instructor to let them stay. Tell the instructor to expect a percentage of the profits if they are allowed to stay.

20. Every five minutes, stand up, collect all your things, move to another seat, and continue with the exam.

21. Turn in the exam approximately 30 minutes in. As you walk out, start commenting on how easy it was.

22. Do the entire exam as if it was multiple choice and true/false. If it is a multiple choice exam, spell out interesting things (DCCAB. BABE. etc..).

23. Bring a black marker. Return the exam with all questions and answers completely blacked out.

24. Get the exam. Twenty minutes into it, throw your papers down violently, swear loudly and walk out triumphantl