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  It is a lovely traditional event for young and old. People like to dress up and have meals at home. They decorate their houses with pumpkins and make pies and sweets from this tasty vegetable. Children trick or treat and visit many places to celebrate this enjoyable custom and people offer them cookies candies and other sweets. When they get the sweet they say "Thanks! Happy Halloween. They sometimes play tricks on people's houses and they do not get a sweet.

What's this? It's a wich

What colour

Child labor is a widespread and persistent global concern and waste picking is one of the most hazardous and worst forms of child labor; as the children are exploited in the most unhygienic conditions. Child waste workers are exposed to numerous health problems and various accidental risks such as being injured by glass and sharp objects; contaminated needles; being run over by waste vehicles; fires; explosions and also death. In addition, most of them are affected by some sort of physical viole

In a country with a huge income gap, it's no wonder that Americans often don't have enough money to cover the basic needs. The number of Americans making $15 per hour or less is on the decline, while Black and Latina households are experiencing increasing levels of poverty. In 2020, the rates of food insecurity for Latinx and Black households will be almost triple those of white households, which means that raising the minimum wage would make a big difference.

Federal Minimum Wage

Federal Minimum

Pregnancy is a time when a pregnant woman's diet needs to be nutritious and filled with nutrients. To make sure that your baby is developing normally, you should eat foods that contain high amounts of vitamin A and vitamin D. However, there are some things that you should avoid. For example, it is not advisable to consume soft-serve ice cream or raw sprouts.

Avoiding raw meat

Pregnant women should avoid eating raw meat, shellfish, and undercooked seafood. These foods contain harmful bacteria and g

English is full of idioms 

Without searching onine, anyone know this idiom?  What do you think "I haven't the foggiest idea" means? 

Know any other idioms with the same meaning?

I couldn't believe, that I am here to visit. 

How's everyone?  

HeLLOoooOOo

Fizz @ home roaming myEC

Hello guys, It  has been a long time ago.  I remember that I started joing EC in 2011. I  got a lot of experiences and stories.

 I wish I could meet with all my old folks here

Here I am DIMAS

 I am glad I am a teacher now

Here my activities 

https://web.facebook.com/dimas.pras.1441

Keto Diet Recipes For Beginners: There are many ways to make meals that fit within the keto diet guidelines. You can add vegetables and other low- carb items to these meals to make them more flavorful. A great keto chicken recipe is a simple one that is packed with flavor and can be made in under 30 minutes. It is an easy way to kickstart your keto diet while eating delicious and nutritious foods. For more recipes, see the following. You can also add extra ingredients to make them more flavorful

one pleasent morning, I just dozed off after my preparation for the long journey. I was awakened by the sweet voice of my mother. Preparations for a journey to another province was accelerated in the kitchen. After a shower I was engaged again in the final packing.

It was 8.30,mother entered into my room with some packaged food. After all when I was about to depart , my mother stood close by me and whispered in my ears"I have kept a special "energy " packet in the bag, take and have it whenever y

The Poet Robert Frost wrote what is now a famous poem - The Road Not Taken and since you have had other poems written exploring similar themes and even a book written about making choices in life.

I have been fortunate to travel more than most and I have always tried to get off the beaten path and see places and things that most "tourist" don't.  You'd be surprised what you can discover if you allow yourself the freedom to explore.  Guidebooks and online searches are great to get an idea but don'

Hello everyone on MyEC,

You must know that we have badge on our profile. Have you ever thought what that mean?

The following is as Mr. Josef explained.

The "badges" reflect member activity + length of membership.

Activity includes posting of content such as:

• blog posts
• photos
• videos
• comments/replies
• discussion topics
• discussion replies

From lowest to highest, badges are:

• NO BADGE
• FLAG
• SHIELD
• CROWN

So, by this explanation, are you saisfied or something? *KIDDING.

This is all I can inform you. Thank you for your t

Musical Taste?

What’s your taste in Music?  English allows us to use the word taste in other areas of life than food.  You can have good taste or bad taste in fashion, music and even friends.  When one talks about one’s taste, we are talking about what we prefer or like.

When it comes to Music, Movies and Books we talk about genres (pronounced John rah or if you prefer Zahn rah) and it refers to the way we can separate these into groups with similar characteristics so we have comedy movies, roma

So you want to be a great chef.  Let's take a step by step look at making Korean Jjajangmen - noodles with black bean sauce.

First, place a small pot of water on your stove and heat it on medium until hot.

You can wait until the water starts to boil to add the noodles or you can get a jump start and add the noodles after the water is at least hot.

After adding the noodles you can reduce the heat to low and cook the noodles about 5 minutes until they are fully separated and tender.

Then, drain the

Many people claims that they have a boring life. Hearing this statement, I actually become skeptical.

According to me, it is ourselves that can make our lives not so boring. People have daily activities. They have to work or learn or just enjoy their time. In a certain time, they surely meet a feeling of boredom. But, then, many people can cope up with it. How do they deal with it?

I'm not sure, but from my view, some of them are:

• They learn something new.
• They do instrospection and make some change

Hajj is next week. People have already gathered from different areas of the world to perform Hajj. It is a difficult journey especially in the past. Nowadays, it is less tiring than before. Of course, the financial and physical abilities are very important for the individual to perform Hajj.

 It starts on the eighth of the month of Thulhijja..  It is called (Tarwiya day) Irrigation day. Pilgrims come to perform (Tawaf Algudum) arrival circumambulation. They  come on this day and get ready for th

A dialog between a man and his friend.

A man: Please fix my smartphone, the screen is blurred.

His friend: Let me see. [checking for some time]

You should buy a new screen. That's the only solution.

A man: OK, my friend, I believe in you. 

His friend: By the way, where is the smartphone you bought from me last month? That is better.

A man: It's on my wife.

His friend: I see. But I remember you had an excellent smartphone with higher RAM.  Where is it now?

A man: It's also on my wife.

His friend: Oh, I se

CLOUDS IN THE SKY

Clouds in the sky

are like ideas in my mind,

they are floating up and down,

dancing and whirling,

without a sound.

Clouds in the sky

are like waves in our hearts,

they are moving and changing, 

taking our dreams so far.

Clouds in the sky 

are like a sweet fragance

that thrives,

filling and touching our lives.

With a worried face, I was looking at the book of physics. My exam was tomorrow and I had not studied well. My heart was beating and my hands were trembling. I tried to open the book and learn something but all of my efforts were in vain. I had no hope. I was the most unfortunate soul of the universe.

The alarm clock was ringing to annoy me. I thought that I slept while I was trying to learn the book. I looked at the clock. The small hand of the watch was at 8. 

What?

I was late! I had only one h

Blogging is related to the main aspect of English learning which is writing. We must know that writing proficiency is necessary too like speaking fluency. Many of us do not like to write something daily. They might have their own reasons.

In my opinion, every English learner should write something daily. Writing habit has several benefits. There are various ways of writing practice; blogging is one of them. A question may be asked that why we should write a blog.

First of all, if we write a blog