Participants in a Massachusetts guaranteed income pilot said the program provided them a financial cushion and increased time and bandwidth for parenting.

A progressive alternative to Project 2025’s anti-tax, anti-worker economy includes worker protections and a strong social safety net.

Leaning into lineages of resilience and care can be a balm for election-related anxiety for LGBTQ people—and everyone.

Instead of gutting Medicare and Medicaid, as Project 2025 envisions, here's what a holistic, collective approach to health care would look like.

In an Election Day conversation, Serene Khader reflects on how women were mobilized by attacks on their bodily autonomy, and what post-election organizing can look like.

Tricia Hersey’s new book insists we have the power to refuse capitalism’s grind culture and instead prioritize rest. 

Works good for me.

7 July marks World Chocolate Day, but it seems there's one viral chocolate that's on everyone's lips

Beat the clock as you test yourself with our quiz to celebrate the end of the Olympics!

The new series is nearly here and we now know which ten famous faces will be going into the jungle. Meet all the stars set to star in this year's show - and let us know who you're most looking forward to seeing in action.

Researchers say the fossil is a distant relative of our modern-day spiders.

It's almost time for Children in Need day! And we want to hear about YOUR plans...

Many schools across the UK will be marking Anti-bullying Week, but what is it all about?

Since the end of 2004, we have recorded how many entries we have in some of the sections of our site, which means that we can see how much new content we have created since then.

In 2007, we put the Language Articles and PDF Lesson Plans into databases and currently have 26, 31 and 116 entries respectively. These sections are growing fast as we have an additional contributor, Alex Case, who has been adding a lot, which we're very grateful for. There are a further 14 articles in the Members' Area.

In 2007, traffic continued to grow fast, so thank you to all of you for using the site. We hope that 2008 will see many improvements and additions.

Here's a comparison of some of the sections of the site now with 2007, the last time this sort of overview was done. As always, thanks to everyone who has contributed so much.

Here's a comparison of some of the sections of the site over the last year. As always, thanks to everyone who has contributed so much.

Title: Idioms- Body 3
Topic: Idioms
Level: Advanced
Information: Choose the correct answer.
Link: https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/569.html

Title: Australian Rhyming Slang 2
Topic: Cockney Rhyming Slang
Level: Advanced
Information: Choose the correct answer.
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Title: Which or Where?
Topic: Relative Clauses and Pronouns
Level: Intermediate
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Topic: Idioms
Level: Advanced
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Title: Parts of Speech
Topic: Parts of Speech
Level: Beginner
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Title: Parts of Speech 2
Topic: Parts of Speech
Level: Beginner
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Title: Idioms- Furniture and Household Fittings
Topic: Idioms
Level: Advanced
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Link: https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/576.html

Title: Test Your Spelling 3
Topic: General
Level: Intermediate
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Title: Phrasal Verbs- In
Topic: Phrasal Verbs
Level: Intermediate
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Title: Over
Topic: Phrasal Verbs
Level: Intermediate
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Title: Phrasal Verbs- Finish
Topic: Phrasal Verbs
Level: Intermediate
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Title: Phrasal Verbs - Take 2
Topic: Phrasal Verbs
Level: Intermediate
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Topic: Phrasal Verbs
Level: Intermediate
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Topic: Idioms
Level: Advanced
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Title: Idioms- Work
Topic: Idioms
Level: Advanced
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Topic: Vocabulary
Level: Advanced
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Title: Phrasal Verbs - Roll
Topic: Phrasal Verbs
Level: Intermediate
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Title: Children and Babies
Topic: Idioms
Level: Advanced
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Link: https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/587.html

Title: Mr. Mrs. Miss Ms
Topic: Vocabulary
Level: Beginner
Information: Select whether the full name in each statement below should include Mr, Miss, Mrs or Ms.
Link: https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/612.html

The utility's five-year capital plan totals $63 billion, 80% of which will support investments in grid modernization and zero or lower-carbon emitting generation.

After a few weeks of cold weather, cloudy skies and snow on the ground my mind begins to wander and think of where I would rather be than here. Hawaii sounds good, doesn't it? Unfortunately, my bank account usually says no to those types of dreams so I found AirPano.com which, at least, took my mind off of how cold I am and provided me a poor man's virtual vacation.

AirPano.com was actually better than I expected as it provided incredible 360 degree imagery of landmarks and cities from all over the world. Their website features "over 700 panoramas showing over 120 amazing locations of all continents including Antarctic and the North Pole" and panoramas from some 50 other locations are in the works.


Source: AirPano.com

Much of the AirPano imagery now includes interactive pinmarks that you can click on to learn more about the places that you are visiting (as you can see on the Venice, Italy panorama below). I think AirPano is a great way to learn about other parts of the world, not only from the amazing images, but also from the history and facts about each site that they provide. Last, but not least, it is a great way to get your mind off of the cold winter weather...


New Articles Entry: '10 learning grammar challenges' has just been added to the Articles area of UsingEnglish.com.

Part 200: AC metal-enclosed switchgear and controlgear for rated voltages above 1 kV and up to and including 52 kV Switchgears are important nodal points in modern power distribution. Correspondingly important is their reliable functioning, a clearly defined switching behavior... Read more

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One of the significant challenges that substation engineers face is justifying substation automation investments. The positive impacts that automation has on operating costs, increased power quality, and reduced outage response are well known. But little attention is paid to how... Read more

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The countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) have agreed on common minimum regulatory requirements in order to ensure the free movement of products within the EEA. The CE marking indicates that the product works in conformity with the directives... Read more

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The protection of enclosures against ingress of dirt or against the ingress of water is defined in IEC529 (BSEN60529:1991). Conversely, an enclosure which protects equipment against ingress of particles will also protect a person from potential hazards within that enclosure,... Read more

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The audible sound radiated by transformers is generated by a combination of magnetostrictive deformation of the core and electromagnetic forces in the windings, tank walls and magnetic shields. Historically, the sound generated by the magnetic field inducing longitudinal vibrations in the... Read more

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Here comes the New Year! As 2019 is coming to an end, it is time to take a glimpse at what was, but more importantly to look forward to what is yet to come. We all had some ups and... Read more

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Just a short note from me today, the end of this crazy year. I’d like to wish you a normal and happy New Year on behalf of myself and everyone else at EEP. This year was like no other year... Read more

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Black Friday is gone, but Cyber Monday is here and it’s getting better! Let us share with you two Cyber Monday deals for our electrical engineers, expiring on December 3rd: 20% off on EEP Pro Premium Membership and 30% off... Read more

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Here we are, at the end of 2021, which was extremely intense for all of us. This year will be remembered for many things, but if you ask me, the most impressive was the global loss of common sense, sadly,... Read more

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Black Friday is gone, but Cyber Monday is here and it’s getting better! It’s the Last Day!! Let us share with you two Cyber Monday deals for our electrical engineers, expiring on December 1st: 20% off on EEP Pro Premium... Read more

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Here we are at the conclusion of 2022, a year that was very stressful for all of us. There are many aspects about this year that will be remembered, but, in my opinion, the same as it was for 2021,... Read more

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Booking is now open for the Film Industry Conference 2011! Visit the website for further details and to book your place.