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Rh   This summation tells us virtually nothing of the facts and circumstances that form the bases of each of the three causes of action alleged by Appellant.

[4–7] Our rules require the abstracting of such material parts of the pleadings, proceedings, facts, documents, and other matters in the record as are necessary to an understanding of each issue presented to this court for review. Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-2(a)(6); National Enters., Inc. v. Rea, 329 Ark. 332, 947 S.W.2d 378 (1997); Kingsbury v. Robertson, 325 Ark. 12, 923 S.W.2d 273 (1996). It is Appellant's burden to demonstrate reversible error and to present a record evidencing such error. Qualls v. Ferritor, 329 Ark. 235, 947 S.W.2d 10 (1997). Moreover, it is fundamental that the record on appeal is confined to that which is abstractedand cannot be contradicted or supplemented by statements madein the argument portions of the brief. National Enters., 329 Ark. 332, 947 S.W.2d 378. Here, Appellant states in his argument that the trial court erred in dismissing the case because the complaint was "more than adequate in that it contained nine pages of facts supporting appellant's claims, which were presented in chronological order with dates and times." Appellant then offers a citation to the place in the record where all the factual allegations can be found. Such reference to the record is not an adequate substitute for a complete abstract. See Boren v. Worthen Nat'l Bank, 324 Ark. 416, 921 S.W.2d 934 (1996). We have stated on occasions too numerous to count that it is impractical to require all seven members of this court to examine one transcript in order to decide an issue on appeal. See, e.g., National Enters., 329 Ark. 332, 947 S.W.2d 378; Duque v. Oshman's Sporting Goods Servs., Inc., 327 Ark. 224, 937 S.W.2d 179 (1997); Kingsbury, 325 Ark. 12, 923 S.W.2d 273. In short, Appellant has failed to produce a record demonstrating reversible error. By way of illustration, we discuss below some of the numerous factual deficiencies.

[8] In the first instance, Appellant claims that Appellee tortiously interfered with a business expectancy. The elements of tortious interference which must be proved are: (1) the existence of a valid contractual relationship or a business expectancy; (2) knowledge of the relationship or expectancy on the part of the interfering party; (3) intentional interference inducing or causing a