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Stress test.


RECENTLY I developed a low technology monitor for measuring what I call the A/G A/G Above Ground
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 factor (Anxiety/Guilt). It is a series of five questions, each with a score of 0 to 20. When I ask myself the following questions, what degree of anxiety or guilt do I feel?

1 There is a knock at the front door.

2 The telephone rings.

3 I clear the letterbox The effect of displaying a wide screen movie on a standard TV set the way it was originally shot in full panoramic format. On the TV, the image frame spans the full width of the screen, but because of the difference in aspect ratios of the two formats (wide screen movie vs. .

4 I see a police uniform.

5 I am tempted to do a U-turn if I see a booze bus A booze bus is a mobile truck designed for rapidly assessing the blood alcohol concentration of motor vehicle drivers in large numbers. Operated by various police services in Australia, they allow main arterial roads such as freeways to be blocked, with all or most drivers sampled  (unit for the random breath-testing of drivers for alcohol).

A total of 0 means you are either a saint or your conscience is shot to pieces.

A total score of 100 is bad news indeed. It means you are a very fearful person or you should change your lifestyle drastically dras·tic  
adj.
1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution.

2.
 and immediately. And have your blood pressure checked as stroke is a major cause of death.

If those taking the test are honest, the diagnosis will be clear.

from Dennis Mayor, Bendigo, Australia
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Author:Mayor, Dennis
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Date:Apr 1, 2005
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