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Greg Hardy claims power of Cowboys' brand was big detriment

2015 was a surreal year for the Dallas Cowboys and their fan base. Coming off the greatest season of Tony Romo’s tenure, the club felt they had an opportunity to once again become champions of the world. A referee-aided road playoff loss after tying for the best record in the NFL left a mixed taste of dried blood and reality. Jerry Jones decided to go for it, reaching out and signing controversial pass rusher Greg Hardy.

The lack of pressure on Aaron Rodgers had as much, maybe more to do with the loss in Green Bay that January. In a slim market, Hardy appeared to be the best option despite the whirlwind that came with signing someone accused of domestic violence.

The move didn’t work, as after a fast start to his Cowboys career, things became derailed. That was the end of Hardy’s NFL career and he’s recently surfaced in the world of mixed martial arts. A one-minute knockout in his first fight had him signing in the big leagues with UFC and as such, the spotlight is back on Hardy. He recently sat down with Sports Illustrated’s Robert Klemko for a fascinating in-depth interview on everything imaginable.

In the midst of the talk, an interesting tidbit emerged and one can’t help but wonder how telling it is about life for other sports stars who end up in Dallas.

Hardy, not placing blame but framing a conversation, said that the weight of the Cowboys organization helped embolden him in the wrong ways.

After months of seeing warnings on social media in Charlotte not to return to the restaurants and bars he once frequented, Hardy found in Dallas permission to hit the nightlife again. “Being in no man’s land leaves you without somebody having my back,” Hardy says. “Having the Dallas Cowboys was like having the biggest bully in the world have your back. It said, Greg’s okay, give him a chance, he’s a Cowboy. That launched me into a party phase. I got away from reality.”

In his Cowboys debut, a Week 5 game in 2015 against the Patriots, he sacked Tom Brady twice and collected four tackles. He was practicing like an All-Pro and influencing a room full of inexperienced pass-rushers to do the same. But after the Deadspin story, Cowboys sources say Hardy’s mood soured. He slept through meetings and practiced in a fog, and as he went, so went his impressionable young teammates. The Cowboys chose not to re-sign him after the season. In September 2016, Dallas police found a baggy allegedly with cocaine residue after pulling him over. After that arrest, Hardy says he underwent court-ordered drug and alcohol counseling, submitted himself to a rehab program and took voluntary therapy and anger management sessions.

“I was depressed,” Hardy says. “I had a child, I had shingles. I was reading all the feedback. Pictures surface. Get him out of here. How do you choose to keep living? It’d be very hard to bring me to suicide, but I did think about quitting, disappearing, falling off the face of the earth.

Scuttlebutt around the team at the time seemed to agree Hardy had a great deal of influence on certain young members of the team that were easily susceptible to outside forces. At the end of the day, these personal influences are still controllable however.

The Cowboys have been the biggest draw in sports for decades. Being around the star is akin to being drafted to play in New York City. Not everyone has the temperament to survive the pressure that comes along with everything the surroundings afford them. Hardy’s warts and unpacked baggage seemed to be looking for a vehicle to come to the forefront.

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Report: Cowboys 'love' Michigan C Cesar Ruiz; is he Frederick's replacement?

Everyone thinks they know what the Dallas Cowboys need. But past drafts have proved that almost no one ever knows what Jerry and Stephen Jones will actually do once they’re on the clock.

2013 is a prime example. Dallas held the 18th overall selection. But when the time came to make a pick, the Cowboys made a trade instead. They gave the 18th pick to the defending NFC champion 49ers, who took safety Eric Reid. The Cowboys slid to 31st with an extra third-round selection in their back pocket.

They used their late first-round pick on center Travis Frederick. But with Frederick now retired from football and the Cowboys holding the 17th pick in this year’s draft, NBC Sports Peter King says that the Cowboys may be looking at using a similar strategy to nab his long-range replacement.

From King’s “Football Morning in America” column this Monday:

“[The 17th pick]’s too high for a center,” said one personnel wag, “but they love the Michigan center (Cesar Ruiz), and they could trade down a few spots and still be sure of getting him.” Interesting: a plug-and-play heir to Travis Frederick.

Ruiz is universally considered one of the best interior offensive linemen in the class. As King notes, taking him with the 17th pick would be seen as a reach. But so was taking Frederick in the first round in 2013.

But Frederick was named the starter on the first day of OTAs, started every game as a rookie, and made the All-Rookie team. Oh, and the club got wide receiver Terrance Williams out of that draft-day deal, too.

Joe Looney looks to be the man in the middle with Frederick now gone (Adam Redmond and Connor McGovern are still there, too). But at nearly 6-foot-3, over 300 pounds, and not even 21 years old, many believe that Ruiz has “elite” status written all over him and could develop into one of the best centers in the game.

Frederick went to five Pro Bowls in the five seasons he played. It’s safe to say that trading back and “reaching” for the player the team wanted clearly worked out well. If Dallas could find a partner club to swap picks with, snagging Ruiz late in the first and picking up an extra selection later might be worth passing on the defensive back or wide receiver that so many in Cowboys Nation are clamoring for.

If Ruiz turns into a fraction of the player Travis Frederick was, it would be an absolute steal.

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Grady College hosts 21st annual Management Seminar for College News Editors

More than 50 college journalists from across the U.S. learned leadership, management and content development skills at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication on July 24-29 at the 21st annual Management Seminar for College News Editors (MSCNE).

Sponsored by the Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership and directed by Cecil Bentley (MA ’12), the seminar was led by nearly 20 educators and industry professionals. The late Conrad Fink started the program in 1996 to better prepare campus news editors for top management positions at their news organizations.

27991868494_054ec6147c_zFeatured presenters this year included:  Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center; Butch Ward, senior faculty at The Poynter Institute; Akili Ramsess, executive director of the National Press Photographers Association; Selwyn Crawford (ABJ ’81), team leader/special writer for The Dallas Morning News; John Reetz, owner of Media Solutions Partners; Sherrie Marshall, executive editor of The Macon Telegraph; Mark Fomil, mobile content specialist at The Weather Channel; and photojournalist Billy Weeks.

Grady faculty Keith Herndon (ABJ ’82), Barry Hollander, Mark Johnson and Pat Thomas also led sessions.

On Wednesday, the group traveled to Atlanta and met with reporters, editors and producers at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB-TV in the morning and at CNN in the afternoon. Rodney Thrash, AJC’s Atlanta Now coach, and Paul Crum, CNN’s vice president of U.S. news operations, hosted and help lead these sessions.

On Thursday afternoon of the seminar, student editors gained hands-on multimedia experience and participate in a simulated news event that involves UGA public safety and communications officials.


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The Maydays are one of the UK’s leading improvisation comedy troupes who also specialise in providing training and facilitation around the theme of improvisation in the workplace.

The approaches which make improvisation effective are based on techniques which have been shown to have a very tight correlation with what is required in the world of work.

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  • Introduction to Improv

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    The Maydays

    Improvisation is now widely recognised as one of the most powerful and immersive forms of training available. The Maydays have been running their Beginner’s course for over 12 years and have helped a huge and diverse range of people to develop their confidence; communication skills; flexibility; presentation skills and simply tools to get through our complex and stressful lives. Highly engaging; dangerously addictive and often hilarious; this 8 week course will take you as far as you want to go and provides a solid basis for continuing your Improv journey.

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    The Maydays

    This highly experiential workshop will take you through the core elements of Improvisation and relate them directly to the skills you need to get ahead in business. Communication; being present; working in a team and confident presenting are just some of the skills that Improvisation training can provide a fast-track to expertise.

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    We take members of a team and give them training and an experience in one. After watching a short performance your team gets direct and immersive improvisation training focussing on collaboration; confidence and communication. This culminates in a performance where you will be supported by professional improvisers. Whether you need to bond a new team quickly or shake up the dynamics of an under-performing team this experience will create long-lasting and meaningful interactions that will raise productivity and unity.

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Bruni Frozen 2 Salamander Inspired Blue and Pink Chunky Glitter and Tulle Hair Bow

Bruni Frozen 2 Salamander Inspired Blue and Pink Chunky Glitter and Tulle Hair Bow

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✨ Follow me on Instagram and Facebook @craftinnikki to get 20% OFF your order! (After you follow, direct message me and I will send you your code via message back.) Spoil yourself with bows of plenty from Craftin' Nikki!

-Perfect for any occasion and great for those birthday parties and trips.
-Super cute and comfortable to wear for all ages in piggies, ponies, and mombuns!
-Gifting is made easy because they are all packaged nicely in a clear envelope with a special gift inside.
-If your special someone doesn't wear clips, try a soft nylon headband!
-Only the highest quality of materials are used. All pieces are handcut and glued and tested on my little one for wearability. (All templates used are original to Craftin' Nikki and may not be duplicated.)
-Glitter shedding is minimal and looks fabulous in every hair color.

🎀 SIZE - Large Glitter Tulle Bow - 5" wide x 3" tall

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-Soft nylon headbands will fit any infant/child from 3 months to 5 years old.

🎀 PHOTO DISCLAIMER - The photos featured on a model is an 18" doll (not a baby/toddler). Colors may vary slightly from pictured due to your resolution and individual settings on your phone/computer.

Some items may contain small pieces and are not toys. Always supervise child when wearing this or any other of my handmade products. Customer assumes all responsibility proper use of product.

Please direct message me with any special requests for bows and other accessories. I do my best to keep all of my collections up-to-date with new designs and styles.

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Coronavirus – COVID 19 – Special Update

The Crandell Theatre is working to ensure the safety of our members and patrons during the current Coronavirus threat. Our Executive Committee is adding defense and preparedness measures to our Emergency Action Plan. These measures are being developed consistent with local and state public health officials.

While there is no immediate local threat, we are all aware of the probability that COVID-19 will continue to spread throughout New York State over the coming weeks. Our precautionary measures include the following:

  • We are providing easy access to tissues in the theater for people to use to cover their mouths during coughing or sneezing.
  • There will be plenty of handwashing soap in the bathrooms. Please wash your hands before eating and/or drinking. As all hand sanitizer brands are currently out of stock in stores, feel free to bring your own.
  • We are using disinfectant wipes and cleansers on all box office and concession stand surfaces, bathroom surfaces, and door handles or plates.
  • We are providing patrons with disinfectant wipes for cleaning arm rests on individual seats.

We encourage patrons and expect Crandell staff to follow the CDC advice on preventing the spread of this virus:

  • Frequently wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. (See CDC website for maximum safety handwashing protocol)
  • If soap and water are not readily available, use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
  • Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, which should then be discarded.
  • Use disinfectant wipes or sprays on frequently touched surfaces in your home and car.
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  • Avoid touching your mouth or face.

Lastly, any members, patrons or staff who are exhibiting symptoms of a cold, cough, fever or otherwise feeling ill, are respectfully requested to stay at home. If you have recently traveled by airplane, please allow a two week symptom-free period before returning to the Crandell Theatre.

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Halloween Card

I just realized that I did not share this cute Halloween Card I made for a swap I am in.  So let me share it right now….

I used Mini Monsters cricut cartridge, Peachy Keen's Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment stamp set, and My Creative Time's Small Talk stamp set.

Until next time…have fun creating!!

My Cricut Craft Room’s Festive Friday – Halloween Card

Welcome to My Cricut Craft Room's Festive Friday

I have been busy playing around with my cricut and gypsy and came up with this cute Halloween Card.

I used the Mini Monsters cricut cartridge, Divine Twine from Mr. Cricut Crazy, and Peachy Keen wide eyed assortment stamps.  Everything was cut on the gypsy at 2.53.

Be sure to stop by My Cricut Craft Room to see what the other Design Team have made for Festive Friday!!

Until next time…have fun creating!!


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Hello There: FTL #59

I am enjoying the layouts from Clean & Simple Stamping! I actually dreamed about this card last night, only to wake up and read about my sweet little whistler niece Mia in this post. The serendipity continues as Kam just bought a parakeet and named him “King Julian” (a character from the movie Madagascar 2) because his goal is to “…become a professional whistler.” This one is for my little songbirds (and almost as cute as the real things)!

Recipe (Stampin’ Up!, of course!): Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Whisper White card stock and ink pads, Bermuda Bay polka dot grosgrain, Cheep Talk stamp set.

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Eastern Palace Fun Fold Card

Only a few more days to pre-order some opulent products from the upcoming catalog in exclusive bundles! The Eastern Palace Suite has some gorgeous pieces to build a “whole new world” of crafting and I’m sharing a tutorial with you today:

Eastern Palace Triple Flap Card

Download the tutorial and Order your Eastern Palace bundle before May 31, 2017 and you’ll receive either the Very Vanilla notecards & envelopes FREE (starter bundle) or the Very Vanilla card stock and Medium Envelopes FREE (premier bundle), along with another .pdf tutorial from me for 3 different cards to create from your order!

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Dark Tales of Terror Signing Hunington, WV 4-6pm 4/3/10 Media Coverage! at Borders

Please Join Miranda Phillips Walker, Robert Walker and other WV Authors on Saturday 4/3/10 at Borders, Huntington, WV 4-6PM a slew of authors in the WV writers based anthology Dark Tales of Terror, edited by award-winning, native West Virginian, Michael Knost will gather to sign books & reign in all the pastels of Easter and keep folks focused on The Dark Side of Easter....hehehehehe. It's really about the goose bumps....not the eggs.

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Stash Down 2015: the halfway point

This past weekend I again focused my efforts on the cookie-sheet gray cookie baby blanket that has captured my attention most of the month, and was surprised to find that I had reached the halfway point in this year’s stash down.

To that end, I crocheted all but three of the bases of the cookies I will need for the project:

The cookie bar graph as of November 15, 2015, aka the halfway point
The cookie bar graph as of November 15, 2015, aka the halfway point

as well as five more plain gray squares:

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Twenty-five gray squares

One revision I made over the weekend was to the swirl cookies.

Initially I had thought I would make three each of the chocolate and three peppermint, but this past Thursday, when I saw them laid out with the gray, I decided (and commenting readers agreed) that the project really needed all of the swirl cookies to be peppermint.

So I set aside the chocolate swirls for another day and made more of the peppermint. Then, shortly before sunset, I laid out my new mix of cookies on the gray squares that I had finished, and got this group photo:

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Group photo

To my delight, removing the chocolate swirl from this particular blanket turned out to be the right thing to do.

And with all of the cookie decisions made, now all that is left is to crochet ten more plain gray squares and start weaving in the ends of the cookies so that I can put this baby blanket to bed.


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I welcome you all to this interview session with Crown.

Seated for this interview session with Miss Crown is Mr. Olajide David Oduniyi!

Please, kindly allow me to give you an intro about this great personality.

Mr. David is the Man behind the scene of www.crowninspires.com.

He is my go-to man for anything relating to my blog.

I bet you have a whole lot to learn from this interview, please, ride with us and please, don’t forget to give us the feedback of how you’ve been blessed by this session. God bless you as you comply.

C: Good afternoon, sir.

My name is Edet Crownofglory from CrownInspires studio, a subdivision of Crownofglory Inc.

C: Sir, can we meet you, please?

D: My name is Olajide David Oduniyi. The last born of a family of three children; all boys.
A graduate of Estate Management & Valuation from Yaba College of Technology Lagos.

To the glory of God, I am the CEO/Founder of TechieBreed, a virtual tech firm that is primarily centered on training and developing WordPress Website users (Bloggers & Small Scale Business Owners) on effective usage and management of their web presence.

C: That’s good to know, sir. Once again, you’re welcome.

D: Thank you, ma’am.

C: Are you a Christian? If yes, could you please share your salvation experience with us?

D: Yes, I am a Christian by the grace of God.

I gave my life to Christ in the year 2014. This was on the realization of knowing the difference between being born into a Christian home and having a personal relationship with Christ. This is with the full conviction that He came to save me and my readyness to give an open heart to accept Him as my Lord and Saviour.

C: Glory be to God. I pray that His work of grace will not be in vain in our lives in Jesus name

D: Amen

C: Mr. David, where are you from?

D: I’m a native of Osun State, Nigeria.

C: That’s good to know.

C: How was childhood like?

D: Childhood memories are so dear to me. Growing up as the last born of a family of five, I have two elder brothers.
The major house chores were a burden to me🙈.
Being served the smallest portion of food was a norm.

Family aside, I grew up as a timid, gentle, dull and a very shy kid.

But, all the glory to God, I’m a better version of myself now; quite the opposite of what I used to be.

C: (Chuckles) Mr. David, you got me shinning my teeth. Why is it that all the last born complain about the same thing – house chores?

D: Well, maybe because we’re wired that way as humans.
Everyone desires and crave for a life of less hardship. But in all, those hard moments build us up into fitting well and staying relevant as we progress in life.

C: All thanks to God that built you into a better version; the strong man you are now.

C: Are you married?

D: Capital NO!

C: Why is the NO in capital letters nah? Is it a bad thing to be married?

D: Not at all, I probably wasn’t expecting the question. I’m too young in my purpose pursuit to start considering marriage, (laughs). Don’t read meaning to that response please.

C: All right.

C: Are you engaged or in a relationship?

D: None of the above mentioned. I’m happily single.

C: All right. Let’s move on.

C: When exactly did you discover your purpose and how?

D: I can’t really pinpoint to an exact period I discovered my purpose.
But one thing remains certain, I tarried in the place of prayer before the vision become clearer.
My everyday prayer point then was for God to reveal my purpose to me. I reached out to two or three purpose coach along the line, and I got same answer to my inquiry.
‘Passion!’ Your purpose lies where your passion is.

I pondered on this, then started reflecting back on how growing up was like.
The things I enjoyed doing effortlessly, without desiring a reward from any man.
Therein, I got the answer to my questions.

You only discover your purpose when you have developed a relationship with the Potter.
Your life is never yours.
The Potter alone knows what He desires to make out of every clay.

C: I am totally in agreement with your last statement. I believe somebody out there read/heard that. “You only discover your purpose when you have developed a relationship with the Potter. Your life is never yours. The Potter alone knows what He desires to make out of every clay.”

Without Him, it will be a fruitless journey.

D: True!

C: How are you able to combine your social life with your physical, plus your spiritual life?

D: If I’ll be honest, it has been demanding and most times exhausting.

But as His word says in 2 Corinthians 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”

C: What is your source of inspiration?

D: God has been my primary source of inspiration.
Birthing TechieBreed was an inspiration I got during a personal devotion held on the 15th of May (2nd day of a personal mini retreat I’d held while waiting on the Lord)

C: Congratulations! You celebrated your birthday two days ago, right? How did you feel to experience such massive love?

D: No greater love than the realization of walking in purpose, and being of positive impact to the lives of others.

The love was really massive and overwhelming, and this encourages me more; never to depart from my purposeful walk.

Life to me isn’t all about the riches, it is in the number of lives I can make reference to that have been positively influenced and impacted through me.
If my life doesn’t draw you closer to God, then, the life isn’t worth living for.

C: Wow! That’s a great lesson for us all.

C: Mr. David, where do you see yourself in the next five years?

D: In the next 5 years, I see myself building a world of WordPress tech giants, having meaningful and positive impact in the lives of a million plus individuals who I must have been a blessing to through various channel.

C: Hmmn! Millions? What strategy are you putting in place to achieve that?

D: One of it is the establishment of TechieBreed. TechieBreed will run a virtual based technology academy where willing and able participants will be trained on basic digital skills, like Website Design, Writing and Editing, App Development, SEO, amongst other things.

C: That’s a great start.

C: Do you have mentors?
D: Yes I do!
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji – Flutterwave Co-Founder

Oluyomi Ojo – CEO – Printivo

Pastor E.A Adeboye – RCCG G.O

Apostle Joshua Selman

John Obidi – Founder Headstart Nigeria

Robert Kiyosaki – American Business Man/Author

And few others.

C: Wow! These are great men. Does it mean you don’t have a woman as your mentor?

D: Well I do. I call her Mum. She’s the closest to me of all my mentors. She’s the Director of Deraconteur Writer’s Academy, popularly known as Mrs Yaks.
I’ve never taken a sane step without her knowledge, I hold her so dear!

C: Oh! Mama Lizzy… I love her so much

D: I love her too.

C: What’s your favourite quote, sir.

D: Life without Christ is meaningless.

C: I cannot agree less.

C: What’s your greatest achievement so far?

D: The Birth of TechieBreed, I’ll say is the greatest of all.
Though, recently I secured a Branding Job Contract for a top Africa Healthcare Provider and another U.K based company earlier this year.

C: (Covers mouth & Eyes wide open) Wow! These are huge! Congratulations, sir. I don’t mind being your partner sha.

D: Smiles!

C: How can we access this TechieBreed?

D: TechieBreed can be accessed via our:

Website: https://techiebreed.com

Facebook: https://facebook.com/TechieBreed

Instagram: https://instagram.com/techie_breed

C: Oh! That’s good to know.

C: What word of advice will you leave with teenagers who are looking up to be like you in the nearest future?

D: Be a master at what you do. Leave out junks and pay less attention to financial gains while starting out. Build a brand known for credibility and reputation and most importantly, put God first in all that you do.
You can never get a meaningful life outside Him.

C: What’s your advice to youths who are afraid of making the first step?

D: Regardless of where you are, just take a step of faith by STARTING.

Seek to also improve on yourself no matter how useless you feel your skillset might be. Only then will you develop the required confidence. Work out these prayerfully.
Remember, the best time to always start is NOW!!!

C: To our amiable audience, it was a great time having Mr. Olajide David Oduniyi in our studio today. You’ve read/heard it all, with God you can reach any length in life, just take the STEP of faith.

Thank you very much Mr. David for making it a day with us.

D: It’s a pleasure, ma’am.

C: By the way Sir, how can potential client reach you?

D: Potential clients can reach us via any of the following means:

Website: https://techiebreed.com/contact

WhatsApp: https://wa.link/0qedhn

Email: techiebreedofficial@gmail.com

C: Please, kindly patronize him. I know him too well, he will surely treat you well, most especially when he knows you contacted him after this interview.

D: (Smile) Sure!

C: Please, stay tune till we come your way next time on the Interview Session with Crown.

However, don’t forget to drop your feedbacks in the comment section.

God must have spoken to you via this session, don’t for get the Potter

Bye for now!

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  1. Whao!!! God bless this young guy for allowing GOD to bring the best out of him.
    A lot of young guys are out there thinking of how to DEFRAUD and get quick money via internet (Yahoo plus).
    I’m proud of you.

  2. Thank you very much, is incouraging to read your testimony. God bless you, keep trusting God, what you have tested is beginning, congratulations sir. please I will like to know more about TechieBreed, thanks.

  3. Wowww 💥🔥🔥⚡ He’s indeed a great achiever I see in all that he said, His being so is all because Of the greatest Mentor and teacher Master Jesus Christ and too waiting in the presence Of God is The Primary source of every achievement
    He concluded by saying”Remember the best time to always start is NOW!!” And there he just got a thumb up👍👍👍 From me . He just reminded me that I downloaded a book title “THE POWER OF NOW” and with that I have to go into it back.

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I’m not really sure why I continue to get dirty looks from people about how I look. But really, is my shoulder being exposed really that offensive to you? Do you find it necessary to give me dirty looks as you pass by as I’m standing with my husband and 6 year old daughter. I swear, I just don’t understand people! We are enjoying a much needed family weekend getaway before I go to an appointment with a new pain management specialist on Monday. The cold weather here has intensified my pain, but I’m pushing myself to go out and about with my family so we can enjoy our time. I cannot wear clothing on my right shoulder. I will not be sorry about this! If you choose to be offended, that is your fault; it is not mine!

I mean, if you’re really that offended or concerned why I’m dressed the way I am, feel free to ask! I’ll fill you in, I’m not shy at all! I’ll probably even tell you that I can’t wear a bra either because it hurts too bad! I would never treat someone badly just because they make different choices than I do. I may not agree with you, but I won’t treat you badly unless you do so to me. As far as you choosing how to dress, as long as you’re not exposing your private parts, you’re not bothering me! I truly wish people would realize that not everyone makes the same choices. Just because you believe differently than I do doesn’t mean we can’t be friends or that I won’t still respect you. I’m not going to cram my beliefs down your throat or insist you must believe and act the way I do. I’m sure the looks today won’t be the last. I’ll just continue smiling at people as they walk by staring and giving their dirty looks. Because although you’re choosing to be rude, I don’t have to stoop to your level! I’ll continue teaching my child to love others. I’ll continue being a good role model for her while warning her of people with cold hearts. Even for those who can’t afford much of anything, you can afford to be kind. Choose to be kind! ❤

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Every so often when I’m writing the GRE essays, I’ll think: Should I really be writing so much?

I tend to get carried away. And when that happens, it would be great to know if all this extra writing is actually helping me score better or hurting my AWA score. Of course, I want to impress the essay graders, but I want to do it the right way.

Students often ask me, how long their GRE essays should be because there is no concrete information out there about the “perfect” length of a GRE essay, and even if there is, much of that data is conflicting.

Some say essays aren’t graded mostly on length but the higher grades for a longer essay is a mere correlation between essay length and grades.

When it comes to the Analytical Writing section, essay length is very important, so if you are planning to get a perfect score, you might as well do it right.

But before we come down to the ideal length for an essay, let’s first crush this shocking myth that has been around for sometime:

Myth #1: Longer essays are the only way!

On the GRE, essay length is not only one of the factors taken into consideration. You have to check a host of other factors, if you are looking to get a perfect score. All the following factors affect your overall AWA score:

Clarity in Ideas – This is the most basic of all considerations. What are you trying to say? What’s your main point? This should be very clear by the time the grader finishes off reading the essay. Substance and content of your essay matters more than any other factor. Also, every logically supporting reason or example that you make use of should ultimately connect to this main idea. If it isn’t explicit, you are losing points!

Structure – The way an article is formatted, has a massive impact upon its readability. It’s important to break up your essay into paragraphs so the essay graders can easily scan it.

The general structure is to start with an introductory paragraph followed by 3-4 body paragraphs and finish off with a conclusion paragraph. So, make sure there are at least 5-6 paragraphs in your essay.

Sentence Variety – Consecutive sentences with the same structure and length can sound monotonous and lifeless. Instead of sounding repetitive and boring, use sentence style skillfully.

You should vary the sentence flow and the rhythm by switching between short and long sentences. You should also make use of transitional and signal words to vary sentence openings.

Vocabulary – Another myth about GRE essays is that the usage of GRE words in the essay has a correlation with the essay score. Not really! As long as you use proper grammar and defend your point intelligently and use precise vocabulary to convey meaning effectively, you should be alright. It is not needed that you use heavy vocabulary or GRE words.

Language and Grammar –  Though ETS says you may have minor errors in the essay copy that do not interfere with overall meaning and coherence, the time you make your first error, the grader will notice it and this can have a negative impact on your AWA score. So, make sure your essay is as spotless as possible, and eliminate all errors before submitting.

Reasoning – You should include as many logically compelling reasons as you can to support your stance.

One of the most important aspects about a compelling essay is its ability to convince the reader by means of sound logical reasoning. So, you should be able to connect your ideas properly to the central theme or idea of the essay, and convince the reader to agree to your point of view. If the essay doesn’t sound logical or reasonable, you will pay the penalty, no matter how long the essay is.

By no means am I saying that essay length isn’t important. I am only saying that essay length on the GRE isn’t the only thing you should be concerned about. I am also saying that essay length is just one of the factors out of many others that influence your AWA score.

Myth #2: ETS uses e-Rater software which grades essays on their content length

This is the most egregious of the myths, and it’s been around for a long time.

Recently, I read a post on Quora which asks “Do humans readers grade my GRE essays?” The top answer said, “They don’t.” His/her point was that a computer software called ‘e-rater’ scans your essay based on preset rules (natural language processing algorithms) and prints out a score, using a 6-point holistic scale.

That’s just not true.

In fact, E.T.S. claims this grading software is used today, along with human raters, to grade GRE and TOEFL examinations, and without human raters in various practice tests.

I want you to understand that if ETS were to use an automated essay grader to evaluate your essay then don’t you think gaming a software would be too easy? You must keep in mind that there is a human reader who will also grade your essay along with the e-rater, and both their scores are averaged to obtain the final AWA score. So, even if you try and game the software, the human reader will give you the actual score you deserve, which will bring down the average. So, there is no point in trying to game the e-rater. Instead, you should try other tactics, such as using impressive AWA quotes, or writing coherent paragraphs, which will naturally raise your score.

So to sum things up, both of these myths should be shunned in favor of a more strategic approach to essay length. Longer is not necessarily better. Shorter is not necessarily better. And human readers do actually read your essays.

So what’s the ideal length?

I see students wondering about this all the time and I am sure you are here to find out the same.

ETS has written about the ideal length nowhere, and still remains tight lipped on this. Also, there is no word limit as such. But there seems to be a pattern that appears on GRE sample essays that come along with the ETS official guide to the GRE.

When closely observed, there is a significant increase in the number of words from a 5.0 graded essay and a 6.0 graded essay.

Longer is usually better

To analyze further on this topic, we have done a bit of research, and found out an interesting relation between essay length and the final score. If you look at the statistics below, you will have to concur with me. Longer essays usually score better on every essay topic.

If you are a long-essay fan and insist to pen a high scoring AWA essay on the GRE, you should write anywhere between 500-600 words. Don’t ask me why. The research shows that’s how it is, and if it true for a sample of 500 students, it must be true on a larger scale as well.

A column chart with average word count for essays from 500 students

Average AWA Scores Essay Length

As you can see, the longer the essay, the higher the grades. Notice that a 5+ point essay has length exceeding 500 words. Another interesting fact is, it seems as if 600 is an upper limit for word count. If you go beyond 600 words, you can see how the scores go down. This isn’t surprising, though. Almost no student on this planet can write a perfect 800 word essay under pressure in 30 minutes. If someone is shooting for a high word count, they are surely sacrificing on quality. So, it’s safe to say that 500-600 is what you should be looking at.

Now It’s Your Turn

In the end, I warn you against getting stuck up on essay length. If you focus on word count only, then you would be scribbling gibberish and unnecessary sentences hoping to get a perfect 6.0 score. The essay substance and content matters more than the essay’s length.

There’s no magic number on word count that’s going to get you the perfect AWA score. At the same time, the statistics from the above analysis proves that longer essays tend to get higher scores.

If you’re still looking for word count, an essay that has around 500 – 600 words with around 5 paragraphs, and quality content, seems to be the ideal GRE essay length.

How long are your regular essays? What differences have you noticed between a long essay and short ones? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

6 Comments to “How Long Should Your GRE Essay Be? [A Data Driven Answer]”

  1. Grisha says: Reply to Grisha

    Thanks a lot!!! The article was very powerful, and interesting!!!

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    Thank you for the research you conducted and for the valuable as well as helpful information you provided.

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    I love this. Why isn’t this site more popular?

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    Truly speaking this research is well done, it covers all necessary points for passing the GRE test

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    This is awesome, thanks for sharing.

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Disruptive noise is almost everywhere, from people talking in the office corridor to road construction down the street to the neighbor’s lawn mower. Research being conducted at the University of Illinois’ Coordinated Science Laboratory is looking to improve this noisy
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Current noise cancelling technology comes in the form of headphones and earbuds. To cancel noise, these headphones emit an anti-noise signal to contrast the external sounds. The time available for the headphones to produce this anti-noise signal is extremely short. This results in some noise getting through, which is why all these devices must cover the entire ear with noise-canceling material. However, wearing such ear-blocking devices for long periods of time is not comfortable, and can even be harmful.

“Our goal is to not block the ear canal,” said Sheng Shen, lead author and a Ph.D. candidate in the Coordinated Science Laboratory and Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). “We envision a behind-the-ear device that still achieves noise cancellation as good as the best headphones or earbuds available today.”

The main idea behind this research involves combining wireless IoT networks with noise cancellation. A microphone is placed in the environment that senses sounds and sends them over wireless signals to an earpiece. Since wireless signals travel a million times faster than sound, the earphone can receive the sound information much faster than the actual sound itself.

“This is similar to lightning and thunder -- the lightning arrives much before the thunder, allowing people to prepare for the loud rumble,” said Shen’s advisor, Romit Roy Choudhury, an ECE Professor. “Similarly, our ear device gets the sound information in advance, and has much more time to produce a better anti-noise signal.”

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IoT noise relay example.

The figure to the right (and the attached video) shows an example of how this technology would work. The person who wants to cancel noise (Alice) would place the IoT microphone away from her, say on her office door. The noise from her coworkers’ conversation in the hallway is picked up by this IoT device and transmitted to Alice’s earpiece over a wireless connection. The actual sound arrives at the earpiece later, and because of this lead time, the noise can be fully canceled. As a result, it is no longer necessary to block the ear canal.

There are however, a few limitations. The IoT microphone needs to be between the noise source and Alice. If noise is coming at her from all directions, a couple more IoT devices would need to be placed around her.  In tests conducted during the research, the device designed by Shen and Choudhury’s group outperformed a leading headphone in overall noise cancellation and was rated better by the human participants.

When asked about the potential privacy concerns involved with the device, Shen nullified some of the most common fears.

“The most common privacy concern is that the device will secretly record someone’s voice,” Shen said. “This device is analog, so it has no capacity to record the sound. The moment the device hears the sound it is sent out wirelessly.”

This differentiation is what separates Shen’s device from many IoT devices commonly used today, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, which must record voice samples in order to operate.

Shen and his colleagues are already receiving attention for their work. The research paper about the project was recently selected for presentation at the upcoming Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Data Communication (ACM SIGCOMM) Conference which takes place in Budapest, Hungary, in late August. The conference brings together global researchers across the field of computer networking and communications.

“This is bound to change the way we think of noise cancellation, where networks of IoT sensors coordinate to enable quieter and more comfortable environments,” said ECE Assistant Professor Haitham Hassanieh, who is a co-author on this paper. Other co-authors include Nirupam Roy and Junfeng Guan, both ECE Ph.D. students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Looking forward, the team would like to expand the use of their device to provide noise cancellation for more than one individual at a time and make the wearable device even lighter for continuous use.


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CI has announced they are establishing funds to encourage the growth of IT jobs in Connecticut.

A new $4 million fund has been established to support the formation of very early-stage technology companies and jobs, Connecticut Innovations announced Monday.

Called the Connecticut Innovations Pre-Seed Fund, the pool of general obligation bonds can be used by start-up tech companies to cover expenses such as accounting and legal, intellectual property development, prototype development, business plan assistance and development, technology reviews, assessment or development, market analysis, market entry strategy development or hiring resources, consultants or employees.

CI is the state’s quasi-public authority that administers technology investing and innovation development. President and Executive Director Peter Longo said the fund was created in this year’s General Assembly session under Public Act 10-75, “An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Majority Leader’s Job Growth Roundtable,” and replaces CI’s former Pre-Seed Support Services Program.

“This definitely helps accelerate the formation of these businesses,” Longo said. “This helps spurinnovationaspeoplebecome displaced. People become much more entrepreneurial.”

CI has a portfolio of about 50 active companies, valued at about $42 million. The number of businesses in the portfolio has grown over the past year, but the value remained flat, Longo said.

The authority invests in early-stage, state-based tech companies, university/industry research collaborations, technology transfer and clean energy initiatives through the Connecticut Clean Energy Funds.

The new terms raise loan caps to $150,000, and applicants now must show evidence of private matching funds equal to 50 percent of their loan request.

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Judges from award organiser SME News decided the hotel stood head and shoulders above hundreds of other businesses in the North West when it came to providing the best service to its customers.

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“The Royale” is about African-American heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson but the game is just the context for an important discussion of race relations in 1910.  Johnson was the first Black heavyweight champion in that biased and bigoted post Civil War time when there was a terrific price to pay for this distinction.  A powerful and moving Arizona Theatre Company production of playwright Marco Ramirez’s telling tale makes a gripping performance as the racial situation suggests that there is still a long way to go before true equality happens.

Don’t be turned off by “The Royale’s” sports theme and focus on the moving discussion of what equality means and why it is important but challenging to achieve.  This discussion makes the play particularly relevant today as this country is seemingly backtracking away from racial equality.

The play presented without intermission is dramatically open about the suffering to achieve parity by sports figures challenging discrimination.  “The Royale” opens with Johnson pushing himself to excellence as he pursues flawless fighting to garner the honor he hopes to achieve.  His initially shy sister doesn’t much comment in the early portions of the play but she bursts forth later in the play making Johnson aware of what this championship will mean to the boxer and how he must suffer to win what is rightfully his.

The tautly staged production by Michael John Garces pulsates with driving force that keeps the audience riveted to the stage wondering just what is next in Johnson’s fight to win the crown.  Superb performances make each role vibrant as each character plays an important place in Johnson’s struggle.

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Roberto Antonio Martin plays challenger Fish who buckles under Johnson’s hard fought and physically aggressive stance to eventually crush Fish.  Edwin Lee Gibson plays Johnson’s trainer, Wynton, who helps in his own reflective way to keep Johnson aiming to win. Peter Howard plays referee Max who cajoles the fighter to reach his goal.  Erica Chamblee essays Nina, the fighter’s sister, who pushes astonishingly but anchors brother to the situation’s reality and helps learn what winning will mean to her brother in the segregated and very Jim Crow South.  The boxing arena and locker room isn’t glamorous but further captures the feel of what Johnson faces.

”The Royale” is a powerful piece with valuable commentary about the African-American plight that still shows today’s shameful situation.  “The Royale” continues through October 20 at the Herberger Theater Center.  To order tickets, contact the Arizona Theatre Company box office at 602-256-6995 or order tickets online at www.arizonatheatre.org.

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Busy Beavers, The (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on June 30, 1931. As beavers busily attempt to build a dam, a storm breaks. The colony is saved by a clever little beaver who uses his teeth to saw a large tree, which blocks the flood. Directed by Wilfred Jackson.


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Crunchyroll Spotlight: That Time I Got Reincarnated As Slime!

It’s been awhile since we’ve done one of these special Crunchyroll overview segments, so we thought we’d do another one on a new anime title that’s out for the Fall/Winter season. When it comes to anime some will say that they’ve seen it all; from maid dragons to loli girls with superpowers nothing is off-limits in the world of anime. For this filler post we’re taking you to a world as seen through the eyes of a slime monster in That Time I Got Reincarnated As Slime.

I think we’ve seen this situation many times before…

So the story goes a little something like this; Satoru Mikami is a 37-year-old human who somehow got killed by a passing robber, however he made a certain request just before he bit the big one. Now he finds himself reincarnated as a slime monster in a fantasy world (that we’re assuming has MMORPG elements but we could be wrong). Now taking on the name Rimuru Tempest the slime monster has the ability to devour almost anything, and gain new skills and items from the thing that he eats. (He can even mimic the item that he devours as well.) With his former life now over, Rimuru sets off on a new adventure in this new fantasy world as a cute little slime monster.

So far the series contains everything you’d expect to find in a fantasy/adventure anime, plus some funny moments as depicted above. You can find and watch this title on Crunchyroll as well as FunimationNow. That’s all we’ve got for this spotlight post, but there’s more on the way so stay tuned! 😉


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KEEP BREATHING: Damien Molony WINS Best Actor In A Leading Role at Midlands Movies Awards

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Damien has won the Best Actor In A Leading Role award for Keep Breathing at the 2020 Midlands Movies Awards!

The short film also won the awards for Best Short Film and Best Screenplay.

Producer/ Co-writer Emmeline Hartley, director Mark Corden and co-writer Tommy Draper were in attendance at the ceremony to receive the awards last night.

Damien stars opposite Emmeline Hartley in the film short about a man and woman trapped in a lift, forced to confront each other about the night they first met.

The film premiered at the Underwire Festival in London in September last year and was selected for / screened at the BFI Film Festival in October.

Rumour has it may be more widely available to watch summer 2020.

Congratulations to Damien and to the team on their awards sweep!

Keep Breathing is next screening at the Beeston Film Festival, the biggest international short film festival in the Midlands, on Sunday 29 March, as the titular film in the ‘Keep Breathing’ programme. Buy tickets here!

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As the saying goes, you are what you eat. And when it comes to probiotics and prebiotics, that saying has never been more true.

Both probiotics and prebiotics seem to be a hot topic in health today. Just peruse the aisles of any grocery and health food store, and you’ll probably find several products extolling their virtue. But many people don’t understand what probiotics and prebiotics are, what makes them different, and most importantly, how they work together. So, let’s start there.

What are probiotics and prebiotics?

Your gut is made of billions and billions of bacteria. These bacteria, collectively referred to as the gut flora are actually beneficial bacteria. They also contribute to your microbiome by supporting our immune system, determining how we digest our food, and they also have a hand in shaping our weight. These bacteria are divided into two groups: probiotics and prebiotics.

Probiotics are live bacteria found in certain foods or supplements. They can provide numerous health benefits. Prebiotics, on the other hand, come from types of carbs (mostly fiber) that humans can’t digest. The beneficial bacteria in your gut eat this fiber.

Healthy bacteria, healthy gut, healthy life.

Not surprisingly, what you feed your microbiome has a huge impact on your overall health. The healthier it is, the healthier you are. The key to a healthy microbiome is nourishing a balance among the nearly 1,000 different species of bacteria in your gut. Admittedly this all sounds super gross. But stick with us.

So how do probiotics and prebiotics work together? Think of their relationship like a garden. Probiotics would be the seeds, giving your gut biome the good bacteria it needs. Prebiotics are the fertilizer, giving those bacteria the food they need to thrive and do their job. Like a one-two punch for your gut (but in a good way), prebiotics and probiotics are better when they work together.

Probiotics: their benefits and how to get more of them into your life.

Probiotics might be tiny, but they pack a big, healthy punch. They can benefit overall gut health, help with weight management, and also support the immune system. What probiotics does so well is create a balance in your microbiome that’s so essential for many of the processes your body relies on. It turns out that good bacteria is really good for you. The key to getting the right amount of good bacteria into your life through probiotics or by eating the right kinds of foods. Because probiotics are usually found in fermented foods, give some of these a try:

  • Yogurt
  • Miso Soup
  • Kefir (dair or non-dairy)
  • Kimchi
  • Kombucha
  • Sauerkraut
  • Natto
  • Kvass

Remember, if you’re going to eat fermented foods for their probiotic benefits, make sure they are not pasteurized, as this process kills the bacteria.

Prebiotics: their benefits and how to get more of them into your life.

As we discussed earlier, prebiotics are the food that helps nourish the probiotics in your body. Prebiotics are found in the food that we can’t digest. They’re usually found in functional foods or modified foods that provide a benefit that goes beyond general nutrition. But because prebiotics aren’t digested in the small intestine (due the lack of enzymes we need to do the job), it brings them into direct contact with our gut bacteria. The gut bacteria, in turn, get a delicious all-you-can-eat lunch, and are able to do their thing – making our microbiome run like a well oiled machine. In other words, simply pigging out on kombucha and yogurt won’t help. You need to feed those probiotics if you want a healthier digestive system.

Here are some foods that can add a prebiotic punch to your diet:

  • Chicory Root
  • Dandelion Greens
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
  • Garlic
  • Onions
  • Leeks
  • Asparagus
  • Bananas
  • Barley

What to look for.

Can you take probiotics and prebiotics at the same time? You bet. You should. In fact, many foods contain both probiotics and prebiotics.

But because a lot of the foods that contain both aren’t always readily available, many people choose supplements to, well, supplement their diets. These are pills or liquids that contain live beneficial bacteria. If you decide to go this route, remember: you get what you pay for. Some probiotic and prebiotic supplements don’t contain the right kind of bacteria. Others aren’t designed to make it past your stomach acid so the bacteria can actually make it to your intestines. Lastly, if you decide to take a supplement, make sure you contact your healthcare professional first.

While probiotics and prebiotics are very different, their true magic is found in the way they both work synergistically and feed (quite literally) off of each other for better health. Even though we can’t see them, making an effort to achieve the right balance of bacteria in our microbiome goes well beyond a healthier digestive system. It delivers benefits that span the way we think to our immune system. The next time you’re at the grocery store, make sure you put some probiotics and prebiotics into your cart.

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17 Diseases Donald Trump Definitely Doesn’t Have

Illustration by the exceptional Mike Curato (aka, my hubby)

Great news, everyone. The president is fine. Better than fine, in fact. He is in excellent health.

That’s the word, anyway, from Dr. Ronnie Ronny Jackson, the navy physician who administered Mr. Trump’s annual physical last week, and who reports that the exam went “exceptionally well.”

What exactly made this routine checkup exceptional isn’t clear. Maybe past presidents’ exams were at best uneventful, and at worst had Dubya chasing the doctor’s flashlight like a cat chasing a laser-pointer. Maybe Bill Clinton was a little too dodgy about his history of substance non-inhalation, and Barack Obama wouldn’t quit stanning a health plan so thoroughly government-controlled that Chuck Schumer would personally administer prostate exams. I don’t know.

All I know is that everything Donald Trump does is, by definition, superlative – he makes the biggest deals, surrounds himself with the best people, takes the most beautiful shits – and last week’s visit to Walter Reed Medical Center was no exception.

Wait, I mean it was an exception.

The exam came amid growing concerns over the 71-year-old president’s mental and physical health. With his outward appearance and public behavior echoing the symptoms of ailments you wouldn’t wish on your worst POTUS (whoever that may be), speculation about Trump’s medical condition – and thus his fitness to hold office – has been rampant.

But now, with the results of his physical in, we can safely set these worries aside. Mr. Trump remains the HEALTHIEST PRESIDENT EVER a one-man #resistance to all known maladies, the very picture of robust, youthful vigor. His body’s as fit as his nuclear button is large; his mind’s as sound as his motives are (racially) pure. Unencumbered by the frailties of a low-energy mortal, President Stable Genius is the tip-top, forever-winning Adonis we need to Make America Great Again.

To help us understand the great relief this news brings, I have compiled a list of illnesses that the president’s exceptional, outstanding, five-out-of-five physical exam has ruled out. After years of sneaking suspicion and nagging worry, of praying each ostensible symptom was but a benign Trumpian quirk, I believe this list – this dossier of diseases Donald Trump definitely doesn’t have – will reassure us all that the fate of the free world is in strong, vital, totally normal-sized hands.

Here goes:

1. Super herpes: Because regular herpes just isn’t good enough, super herpes are the biggest, most beautiful herpes, and can only be contracted by the very best people.

2. Donorrhea: Being a paragon of male sexual dominance is not without its risks, and this pesky infection, if left untreated, can lead to erratic genital spasms that doctors call “unstable peenius.”

3. Hair cancer: A disease that gives the hair a stale yellow pallor and a straw-like texture suitable for the nesting of migratory birds (although the most MAGA-lignant form of the disease wants those birds deported).

4. Pout: When the accumulation of chemical preservatives from an all-McDonald’s diet freezes one’s lips in a terse, unsightly pucker.

5. Covfefe fever: When the daily barrage of fake news causes a fire-and-fury-level spike in one’s temperature, leading to bizarre hallucinations, wild delusions, and delirious tweeting of inscrutable nonkitten in the dead of hat where now in llama pill the bigly quiet to oprah expialidocious wantfofo qeelhalsklf yyy %4#@J&.?

6. Diagreedes: A chronic condition where one’s health depends on daily infusions of ill-gotten wealth. Treatments include stiffing contractors, swindling college kids, bilking taxpayers, gaming bankruptcy laws, laundering mob money, and peddling a “luxury” brand of gaudy crap.

7. Mar-a-Laria: Found exclusively in the tropical climes of South Florida, this disease comes with a $200,000 initiation fee. Symptoms include profuse vomiting of a tacky slime (that blends right in with the décor), and a distinct orang-ing of the skin known as Dondice.

8. Klanish flu: Usually found in the Louisiana fever-swamp where David Duke goes to spawn, this disease comes with a whole basket of deplorable symptoms, including a tendency to retweet known white supremacists, the urge to berate uppity Black athletes, and an outspoken affinity for crusty Confederate monuments. Left untreated, the disease can result in an extreme narrowing of the urethra some call “very fine peep-hole.”

9. Misogynist swine flu: Symptoms include compulsive pussy-grabbing, the urge to spit petty epithets at threatening vagina-havers, feelings of profound sexual inadequacy, and profound sexual inadequacy. On the upside, one may discover an uncanny ability to surpass infinitely better-qualified rivals and rise to positions for which he is grotesquely unfit, simply because he has a penis.

10. Irritable scowl syndrome: A reflexive, peevish grimace that occurs whenever the afflicted is reminded that a woman beat him by 3 million votes.

11. Alt-rightis: A chronic disorder where one experiences searing physical pain whenever the faintest whiff of “social justice” is detected. Common triggers include all-female reboots, people who refuse to get over slavery, people who ignore all the good things Hitler did, men who look like feminists, non-self-loathing gays, all-gender restrooms, poor people living into their 40s, Beyoncé, Muslins, her emails.

12. YUGE-pox: Basically, the body becomes one giant, festering boil that discharges a stream of putrid slime 12 times a day – usually on Twitter.

13. There’s-a-Tweet-for-Everything Tourette’s: A disorder where the afflicted constantly engages in – and loses – arguments with himself due to an uncontrollable urge to blurt statements his own copious Twitter receipts will unfailingly demolish.

14. Bowel Obstruction of Justice: When one’s desperate attempts to shit on the rule of law are blocked by the stone-cold special prosecutor climbing straight up their ass.

15. Putin sensitivity: When exposure to the shifty machinations of a glorified international crime boss leaves one susceptible to blackmail, criminal indictment, and impeachment. Sufferers are advised to collude with their lawyers to determine the best defense, but a daily dose of congressional ambivalence has proved to be a highly effective check on the most serious symptoms.

16. Peebola: I’m not gonna describe this one. There’s a videotape.

17. Shithole: A foul, racist diarrhea of the mouth. (Whatever. He totally has this one.)

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