As we await election results, Vilissa Thompson reminds us that hope is a discipline that we cannot cede to despair.

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a long but well written and informative posting on how to negotiate your salary when taking a new job

Test your knowledge of AI by completing our US elections edition of the AI or Real quiz

Today is Global Recycling day, we've got all the facts and figures as well as a tricky recycling game for you

Lauren Layfield investigates sexism, finding out what it is and how it can affect us.

Newsround presenter De-Graft Mensah tells the story of his trip to Ghana where he found out more about his family's history and the impact of the British Empire in the West African nation.

Newsround has been finding out how the cost of living crisis and rising prices have affected children living in the UK.

With record numbers of families living in temporary accommodation, Newsround reporter Shanequa Paris investigates how children are being affected.

Press Packer Sienna tells us all about her residential experience and her top tips for making the most of it.

Anna, aged eleven, won a competition to open Latitude Festival with her poem, The Mother Tree. She told Newsround about her experience.

Politicians in Australia's parliament will vote on the law next week and, if passed, it aims to stop children being allowed social media accounts. But for some kids there will be ways around it.

Donald Trump has addressed his supporters as he claimed victory in the US presidential election.

The US presidential election is over and Donald Trump will once again enter the White House, but who is he? Let's find out more about his life so far...

Leaders around the world have started sending their congratulations to Trump.

Mr Trump will announce his wider plans for his government in due course, but here are some of the big issues he talked about during the election campaign.

Donald Trump is set to return to the White House as the next president of the United States. But who is the Republican Party nominee?

Take our quiz to find out how much you know about President-elect Donald J Trump. But what does the "J" stand for?

Donald Trump wins the US presidential election as his rival Kamal Harris accepts defeat.

Donald Trump has won the 2024 US election and will be president for a second time from early next year. Lots of you had questions and we asked a BBC expert to answer them.

Cyberbullying is a problem we hear more and more about in the news. In this special Newsround, Ricky meets the kids who have been affected by bullying online.

Nope you're not seeing double! Take a look at the new wax figure of Mary Earps at Madame Tussauds.

After 25 years of presenting BBC Match of the Day, Gary Lineker will be stepping down as the host of the football show at the end of this season. Once a footballer, Gary Lineker has had a long career in the sport. Keep reading to find out more.

World leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues including how to limit long-term global temperature rises to 1.5C - a target set by the Paris Agreement.

Nina brings us an animal themed Your Planet this week with stories from South Africa and the United States of America, as we look at what is being done to help endangered animals.

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Lexxica provides resources to determine how much vocabulary a student knows and find gaps in their knowledge. They also claim to be able to accurately assess which words a student already knows.

The site is difficult to navigate and prone to crash. If all goes well, try the V-Check to find out how vocabulary you know (works for native speakers, too) and V-Admin to process your data. There are also flash games, free graded texts and flash cards.

I would be interested if other members here tried it and posted comments.

Lexxica: URL - http://www.lexxica.com/
 

An Illinois, non-profit organisation called Innovations for Learning has released a handheld cosole, like a Game Boy or Nintendo DS designed for education and targeted at kindergarten and elementary students. Despite its simplicity and lack of software, this device has a lot of potential for English language education.

In this video, Noam Chomsky talks about language at Google as part of the Authors@Google series.

In this question and answer session he discusses a number of topics, but the first is about universal grammar in which he provides an in-depth description of how his ideas on universal grammar have evolved over time.

Another interesting question he answers at the end of the session relates to the effect of email, instant messaging and the like on syntax and grammar (TXT Speak). Hear Chomsky's views on whether this is just a natural part of the evolution of language and how it's affecting our minds.

Things have been quiet in some areas of the site of late and we haven't added many new items.  Sadly, work has been squatting on our lives and eating into time normally spent updating the site.

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Nowadays, it seems that everything we do tends to be somehow automated. The very same is happening in electrical distribution systems. The distribution system at the medium voltage (MV) or low voltage (LV) levels is designed using different structures such... Read more

The post The essentials of automation applied to distribution systems via PLCs, SCADA, IEDs, and RTUs appeared first on EEP - Electrical Engineering Portal.

Title: Australian Rhyming Slang 2
Topic: Cockney Rhyming Slang
Level: Advanced
Information: Choose the correct answer.
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Title: Idioms- Animals 2
Topic: Idioms
Level: Advanced
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Title: Phrasal Verbs- In
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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Title: Phrasal Verbs - Back
Topic: Phrasal Verbs
Level: Intermediate
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Title: Phrasal Verbs - Roll
Topic: Phrasal Verbs
Level: Intermediate
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Nowadays, HV/EHV substations have become pretty complex from the design point of view. Besides the main electrical equipment, which must be designed and selected correctly, there are several auxiliary facilities without which a substation would not be able to operate... Read more

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A voltage drop is the total amount of voltage loss that happens through all or part of an electric circuit due to impedance and other factors. The more the voltage drops in the system, the more negative impacts will likely... Read more

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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.