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Dear EC members, Rys' article "Petroleum-free World" gave me the idea to post something.

The following story, I found on the internet and think it is worth publishing it here.
It is a post in German language and I translated it.

Just have a look:

The cashier at the cash register of a supermarket instructs an old woman, who takes a plastic bag for her shopping, that she should bring her shopping bag with her next shopping because plastic bags are bad for the environment.

"You're right," the old lady

Dear members of MyEC.

I have three brain teasers to solve.
Are you able to find the answers?

1) How can 666 be increased by half without changing it by an arithmetic operation?

2) How does a ferryman bring a goat, a wolf, and one head of cabbage across the river if he is only allowed to load one of the three on the ferry? He has to make sure that the goat doesn't eat the cabbage, and the wolf doesn't eat the goat!

3) A rich Arab leaves 17 camels to his 3 sons. In his will it is written that the el

Hi Everyone, 

For an unknown reason, I'm not able to create a Language Lab account. 

https://lab.english-club.tv/sign-up

I put my e-mail address and created a password, but still haven't received the confirmation e-mail. 

I checked my Spams but didn't find anything. 

If anyone can help me with this, I'll appreciate.

Thank you, 

Here is the text I got this morning in my e-mail box from my cousin in Canada:

One crisp winter morning in Sweden, a cute little girl named Greta woke up to a perfect world, one where there were no petroleum products ruining the earth. She tossed aside her cotton sheet and wool blanket and stepped out onto a dirt floor.

“What’s this?” she asked.

“Pulverized willow bark,” replied her fairy godmother.

“What happened to the carpet?” she asked.

“The carpet was nylon, which is made from butadiene and hydr

Hello everyone.

I realy love english but I found it hard...

I need a friend, a partner everyone who decides to improve his/her English

specially SPEAKING......

Thanks , I'm waiting for you

Hello everyone.

I realy love english but I found it hard...

I need a friend, a partner everyone who decides to improve his/her English

specially SPEAKING......

Thanks , I'm waiting for you

Urgent care centers are my first priority, health information centers are my second priority and medical devices/equipment companies are my third priority according to my interests as a future health care manager. Urgent care centers provide assistance that saves human life and working there is extremely eventful and dynamic. Hospice care is the most challenging organizational setting for employees. To work there means to possess a huge patience and emotional stability. In addition, it is a sign

People who come from abroad or are suspected of carrying the coronavirus are locked in buildings or hotels.  In some countries, they are put in high luxurious hotels and given the life that each one of us is dreaming of. Their meals are presented precisely according to the time. Juice and other beverages are served round the clock. The internet is free. After two weeks, the health authorities would know whether they are well or not.       

I heard pope Francis saying that the lord would not leav

nearly free but not...  (>_<)

after 2 months - work from home.  I decided to go to work but  I have to ask permission to my boss and company.   

I can't simply go out. During MCO, there is a regulation that already set by the government.   I need a release letter from the company that allows me to go to work.

Here is my journey vid. 

Not many colleagues allow going to work.  Out of 60 people on my floor, only 10 people allowed.

I am so shocked that my incoming email is 600 .. huuhuu..   What to do..

It is the dream of every Muslim to learn the Holy Quran. Each and every Muslim wants to learn the Quran. However, there are different ways to learn the Quran. Some people only want to read the Quran while others want to learn the Quran with translation. However, there are many people who not only want to learn the Quran but it is their dream to memorize the Holy Quran. Memorization of the Holy Quran is something that is highly appreciated in Islam. However, the memorization of the Holy Quran is

God save you ! Get well soon in a very short time ......We all missed you ...You're not alone ...Our prays are to you !...O,Lord accept our prays.. Ameen .

Hello everybody.

I am struggling though I am a teacher in my country. The salary is so little here . I can speak and understand Arabic (mother tongue), English, French and little Turkish, I have been working as a teacher since 2011 and I have some experience of teaching abroad. I ask all Ec members to help me with my research for a job. if they can do anything for me then I will never ever forget this favour.

I just finished reading a book called Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Quincey. It's an autobiographic essay written by the author in 1821 where he narrates how he became addicted to opium.

This is one of the first books addresing addictions and it became an inspiration to other authors who wrote about human torments, such as Baudelaire and Poe. My personal believe is that the cynical and even "upbeat" tone of the author during his recollection takes away the real suffering that

Two-thirds of Ramadan has gone. The first third is called  Rahmah (mercy). The second third is called magfirah (forgiveness). tomorrow, Wednesday is the last third of Ramadan.The last ten days of Ramadan. They are called Itgun min annar (free from fire). Of course, the last third of Ramadan is the best of all. In Islam, the last third is always the best part. For instance, the best part of the day is its last third. 

Allah, The Almighty descends on the last third of the day and says, (Is there a

When I was a young lady, I wanted to go out with my parents unfortunately it has not happened in my life. If we are expecting in the everything it should not be happening in all the time, so, we have to move forward to reach our goal with our own efforts.

Don't bother about what other says because you are going to live only one life. You have to choose on your own with your self-respect. suppose if you're sacrificing your life for others, then life long you need to be pretending to others by kil

Last week there happened something that changed my attitude to my family and made me a different person. I received a phone call from my brother who said that our parents had gotten into a car accident. Those five seconds until he said that everything was ok and they only had some cuts and bruises seemed endless to me. I imagined that I would never see them again and it was unbearable pain. Such moments teach people to value and love their parents even more.

I think that family is the backbone of

Established by the Spaniards, Potosi was the world’s leading industrialized complex in the 1500s. It provided the extraction of silver from the Potosi region of Bolivia. The mining activities in Potosi marked the beginning of modern industrialized extraction of minerals. Mining infrastructure included water supply, lakes, and ‘urbanized’ areas where miners resided, as well as social amenities, such as churches. The same process also took place in California later in the 19th century. In early to

 I have to say today is a very coincidence day that I saw the flower which used to be in my village. I was confused about the name of the flower in my native language as well as in English. Therefore, I started to ask my cousins and at the same time I saw the same flower picture kept in my teacher messengers story.                                                          

                                                     Then I eventually asked him the same question i.e "sir, do you know the n

 lockdown

The days were normal as I perform all of my usual activities normally. Its been almost 2 months since the lockdown had started in my country. As the lockdown initiated, all my normalities become abnormalities. so, it makes me think about the past normal days it used to pass. 

                        I always wonder how this drastic situation of COVID-19  will wipe out and free from all over the world. As we all know that it killed more than 2 lakh people till now and dispersing fear amon

Bodies have always seemed ugly to me.

Bodies with their meters of skin, guts, meat and their weird smells, colors, bumps, and illnesses that can't be controlled.

Bodies are ridiculous and awkward.

Media try to pretend bodies are sexy and alluring when they're in bed but they're sweaty. Sticky. Scared of failure. Even more awkward, when sprawled in bed you try to find the best position to love, after a cramp in your leg.

Bodies are nothing more than tons of muscles wrapped in the clothes you wear to