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A winter fairy tale 

Once upon a time, at a cold winter night, someone knocked on the door of an old wooden house near the forest.

In the house lived an old couple with their dog and a speaking parrot. They both were hard of hearing, so they did not notice that someone was knocking. Only the parrot heard it and immediately started to raise its voice like an alarm bell.

Why is someone ringing the doorbell so vehemently? the man muttered while getting up. Now he heard the knocking on the door and o

Yes, it must be a typo or careless mistake - it should be 'unprecedented'.

English words can be so confusing - it's not uncommon for you to spell a word wrong/wrongly, no matter whether you're a learner of English or the presiden elect of the United States. 

There are only 26 letters in English, but a million English words - a word is just a combination of English letters. So, no wonder there are so many confusing words - they look alike and/or sound similar. How about 'ethic or ethnic', 'stationa

A garden is a place where different types of plants specially flowers and fruits and vegetables are cultivated. We have an enormous back garden with lovely plants and trees. I love my garden. I spend most of my summer holidays in our garden. We got some big trees and small plants and we got a lovely garden shed where we can sit and read books, cook barbecue and relax. Our garden is a very calm and peaceful place and its my favorite place in our house. I love the fresh air when I walk through the

Assuming a differential input inductance of the power supply asymmetry (that is, there are some differences in the sense of a hypothetical 100uH, a 60uH) what will be the problem? Its ability to suppress the differential mode signal is reduced?

differential mode choke coil asymmetry will produce the following situation Assumption 1: The original circuit of the differential mode inductance value of 60uH, has to meet the requirements of the circuit. (Provided that the magnetic properties of the

, , "If you do not understand the tale of loss and harm, ask it of Time. Whoever is alive today is not apprehensive of death even for a moment. But look back at the past a little. The dead bodies of uncountable people who lived full rich lives are buried under the house where you live. Great planners and wise died. Great rulers also died. The despotic rulers who killed others for their own sake also died. The magicians who shook the earth with their magic also died. The astrologists and scientis

Causative Verbs

Causative verbs

Causative structures indicate that one thing or person causes another thing or person to do something or be something.

Examples of causatives

Have (give someone the responsibility to do something)

• I had John fix the car
• I had my hair cut

Make (force someone to do something)

• The teacher made the students work in groups
• Our boss made us work extra hours

Get (convince or trick someone into doing something)

• He got the mechanic to repair the machine.
• She got him to read more.

Let (

Scene: 

A bunch of kids are playing during recess; some are hanging upside-down on the monkey bars. Some are "talking"...

"Hey, let's talk about our favorite animals." Nikki.

"My favorite animal is a pony." Dana.

"Bunnies." Jordan.

"A horse!" Bobby.

"Poo-Poo-Poo Poodle.", said Little Mikey. 

"Mikey said, 'Poo'! Mikey said, 'Poo'!" Laughter...

I'm not gonna give you the excruciating details on what causes stuttering and how it is cured or whatever. I'm not an expert, fellas. However, my heart goes to all

Swearing by Time, Allah says, "If you do not understand the tale of loss and harm, ask it of Time. Whoever is alive today is not apprehensive of death even for a moment. But look back at the past a little. The dead bodies of uncountable people who lived full rich lives are buried under the house where you live. Great planners and wise died. Great rulers also died. The despotic rulers who killed others for their own sake also died. The magicians who shook the earth with their magic also died. The

One of the bombs is called "Time Bomb." A watch or an instrument is installed in it giving it a time limit for a few minutes, hours or days. At the fixed time, two wires touch each other, the bombs explodes and ends up. Allah has also installed in man a watch and an instrument with a few minutes, a few hours,' a few months or a few years limit. When the fixed time approaches, the pin of the box that controls the body is removed and the story ends. Now, no delay for a moment is granted to man to

A lot of people who have not been in contact with inductance, in the differential mode choke coil and common mode inductance is always confused between the two today to simply talk about what is the differential mode inductor, what role it has, the differential mode inductance in the AC frequency of a certain Case, the greater the inductance, the greater the ability to block the AC, the smaller the inductance, the less the ability to hinder. In addition, a certain amount of inductance in the cas

The messenger said, “God has taken away your sin. You are not going to die but because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for God, the son born to you will die.”

Immediately after the messenger had gone home, the King’s son became ill, the King pleaded to God for the child, he fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them, he continuously bes

Do you like pretty things? How about a scenic view in the comfort of your own home? Who doesn’t like nature- the plants, trees, as well as its fresh scent they bring to our surrounding?

One of my goals for 2017 is to improve my garden. I’d like to be a green finger again. For the past years I’ve neglected it and wasn’t able to have a concrete plan on how to make the plants grow prolifically. I usually planted them everywhere without the idea if the soil and space were good enough for the plants t

So, that was it. The whole process lasted about 15-20 minutes. I was seeing clearly. I didn’t have myopia anymore but there was a blur, like there was fog. As seconds passing, I wasn’t feeling good. I was feeling that there was something inside my eyes that I need to remove it. I wanted to rub them but I couldn’t even touch them! My eyes were stinging and also I couldn’t keep them open for many seconds. I was closing and opening them and making patience till my doctor come. Anyway, I took off th

Let’s go green! Welcome back for another writing challenge. This month I’d like you to write something about a blissful place. No, I’m not talking about your travel or recent vacation, but it’s much appealing than you think – a garden! Do you have one? Mine is a bit disorganized that’s why I’d like to challenge you to share about your garden or plants that you’ve been taking care of recently. We could find some inspiration and new ideas that’d be useful to fellow plant lovers. Moreover, it’s a g

A virgin land

There is a virgin land so pure
Where we can our life endure
It's made alone for you and me
it is a land across the sea.

There is an empty land so bare
just animals, no humans there
a virgin land so fine and pure
it is for us, of that I'm sure.

We are not as the others are,
we do not need a nobel car,
we never had for more a need
than only land for our seed

We want to seed our own grain
to work for us is not in vain.
We always have enough to eat,
from own hands, from own seed.

There you can see with

                                                               (Thank you Google images)

My name is Charlie and this is my friend Daisy. Two years ago we were given to Maria a 70-year-old woman living on her own in her double bed room flat. Maria’s son and daughter bought us from the pet shop, so mum can get a company while they living on their own houses faraway from mum. Our life was Okay for few months. Maria did took good care of us and we been fed properly and she took us for a walk twice a

The messenger went to the King’s palace, servants and attendants knew the messenger as he is a respectable, virtuous and just man that serves God in his entire life. He waited for the King to come in the luxurious throne room;

 it’s not a long time the King came, they sit down to the delicate sofa but its softness didn’t help the King to feel calm, the messenger speak to him, he said,

“There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a very large number of sheep

 Allah's dear and last Prophet was born on Monday. It is final because the Holy Prophetﷺ himself has told us. Salutations to him, his children, family and companions. The month of his birth is Rabi-ul-Awwal. Same is the month of his sad demise. He came to this world and left it in this same month. The whole world was brightened with his arrival and was in a state of coma at his demise. There were clouds of griefs on his children and companions. May Allah shower His mercy on him!.

    The Holy Pro