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Love Litigating Lawyers Day (August 31st)

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Quick facts When is it? Every August 31st Tagged as Government & Legal Jobs & Professions Lawyers What's the hashtag? #LoveLitigatingLawyersDay Have we missed something? Lawyers always get a bad reputation for being cold and heartless, but in reality, they’re just people like everyone else. They represent people in the face of the law, help defend those in need, and handle all the minor disputes that most people wouldn’t think about. Love Litigating Lawyers Day is a day to show appreciation for their efforts to represent people in law and begin changing the way people view lawyers overall. History of Love Litigating Lawyers Day Love Litigating Lawyers Day is a day to honor lawyers. Passed by the American Bar Association Practice Council in October 2015, it’s a day for recognizing their efforts in protecting the public good and administration of justice. The resolution aims at removing the stereotypes that literature has portrayed lawyers as, incl

Rhode Island Weather for August 30, 2023 – John Donnelly

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by John Donnelly, meteorologist A warm front with higher humidity and dense fog in the morning, somewhat overcast most of the day. Showers late in the day, giving way to late sun and leading into a good stretch of weather ahead of us. Blue Moon tonight! Heavy rip currents at local beaches from Hurricane Idalia. It’s a “B-” Day ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhode Island and settled in Johnston, where he grew up until graduating from Lyndon State College in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. As a child John always wanted to know how air moved, and he ran towards, not away from, thunder and lighting and various other ominous weather phenomen a. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/rhode-island-weather-for-august-30-2023-john-donnelly-TheFOXposts-34000.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_ca

Amagwinya Day (August 30th)

yF0FqSisKykSgsWGiWPH21PJFhhRdkmI4MVke Pet Quick facts When is it? Every August 30th What's the official website? Official Site What's the hashtag? #AmagwinyaDay When was it founded? 30 August 2017 Who founded it? Olive Pride Have we missed something? Are you a fan of Johnny Cakes? Do you salivate when someone mentions Dutch Oliebol? Does it feel like an instant fiesta when you get your hands on a Sopalillas? Then Amagwinya Day is going to fill you with another burst of joy by introducing you to the Afrikaner Amagwinya, a fried dough bread that is absolutely incredible, and is popular throughout the entire South African Region. If you’ve never heard of any of these breads then you’re in for a fantastic treat as you discover just how amazing fried bread can be! History of Amagwinya Day It seems that almost every culture that has encountered flour has discovered that if you create a light yeast-based dough and drop it in boiling oil that something magical w

Potteries Bottle Oven Day (August 29th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every August 29th What's the official website? Official Site Tagged as Hobbies & Activities Poetry What are the hashtags? #PotteriesBottleOvenDay #PotBOD Who founded it? Terry Woolliscroft Have we missed something? On 29th August 1978, a traditional Potteries bottle oven was kindled and fired for the very last time. The event was organized by the 19 staff and 72 volunteers of Gladstone Pottery Museum in Stoke-on-Trent and hit the national headlines in print and broadcast media. It was a proud day for the Potteries and was described as ‘its biggest cultural event of the 20th century’. Huge brick-built bottle ovens and kilns, integral to a pottery factory and essential in pottery manufacture, were once the dominant feature of the Potteries landscape. At their peak, around 2,000 existed in the City of Stoke-on-Trent. Most potters’ bottle ovens were fired once a week, some twice. At each firing at least 10 tons of coal was burnt in each

National Moth Week (Jul 22nd to Jul 30th)

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Quick facts When is it? Jul 22nd, 2017 - Jul 30th, 2017 Jul 21st, 2018 - Jul 29th, 2018 Jul 20th, 2019 - Jul 28th, 2019 Jul 18th, 2020 - Jul 26th, 2020 Jul 17th, 2021 - Jul 25th, 2021 Jul 23rd, 2022 - Jul 31st, 2022 Jul 22nd, 2023 - Jul 30th, 2023 Jul 20th, 2024 - Jul 28th, 2024 Jul 19th, 2025 - Jul 27th, 2025 Jul 18th, 2026 - Jul 26th, 2026 What's the date pattern? Last full week in July What's the official website? Official Site Tagged as Animals What are the hashtags? #MothWeek #NationalMothWeek When was it founded? 2012 Who founded it? Friends of the East Brunswick (NJ) Environmental Commission Have we missed something? Moths might not have the best reputation; you could argue they’re a little underappreciated. The people behind National Moth Week would almost certainly argue that moths deserve more credit and appreciation than they get. And that’s what National Moth Week is all about. The aim is to celebrate the beauty, distinctiveness and life

Rhode Island Weather for August 27, 2023 – John Donnelly

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by John Donnelly, meteorologist An upper trough hangs around and triggers some mid level cloud cover, and a low chance for a stray afternoon shower. Morning lows in the upper 50’s in dry air warming to the low 70’s with a light northeasterly breeze. It’s a “B” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhode Island and settled in Johnston, where he grew up until graduating from Lyndon State College in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. As a child John always wanted to know how air moved, and he ran towards, not away from, thunder and lighting and various other ominous weather phenomen a. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/rhode-island-weather-for-august-27-2023-john-donnelly-TheFOXposts-33797.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Health Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

Vickie Pizzarelli grows Engel & Völkers success in Johnston new home construction market share

Engel & Völkers East Greenwich, an East Greenwich real estate agency, is noting an unparallelled surge in its new construction market share in the town of Johnston, Rhode Island. Spearheading this success Broker Associate Vickie Pizzarelli, whose “expertise and dedication have solidified her position as a trusted advisor for clients seeking visionary new construction opportunities”, noted the Engel & Volkers announcement. The real estate landscape has been grappling with an unprecedented shortage of housing inventory, making Engel & Völkers East Greenwich’s ascent in the new construction sector noteworthy. Vickie Pizzarelli’s approach of collaborating with innovative builders has helped buyers and sellers in Johnston, and beyond. “Vickie’s unparalleled commitment to her clients and her innate ability to navigate the complexities of the market have not only contributed to her personal success but have also positioned Engel & Völkers East Greenwich as the

Vesuvius Day (August 24th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every August 24th Tagged as Nature & Environment What's the hashtag? #VesuviusDay Have we missed something? The rumble and groaning of the earth as it starts to boil and roll. A cloud of dark ash that spreads wherever the wind takes it. Bright, and extremely hot molten rock flowing down the hillside. These are just a few of the markers that explain a volcanic event, and none are larger than the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. This is in remembrance of that very location, and the destruction that has been caused by Mount Vesuvius. Learn about Vesuvius Day Vesuvius Day pays tribute to the day that this eruption happened. The inhabitants of the area had been used to a number of small earth tremors in the region. Pliny the Younger, a writer, wrote the following about them: “They were not particularly alarming because they are frequent in Campania.” Since 217, the first major earthquake happened in 62AD. This resulted in there being des

Seven famous Indian paintings about love

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People all tһгoᴜɡһoá´œt the world adore Indian food, and Indian paintings are increasingly popular. Here, we examine seven well-known Indian paintings that are about love. Indiа hаѕ mаny fаmouÑ• pаintingÑ• аbout love, with Ñ•ome hаving been loved foг centuгieÑ•. Moгe contempoгагy Indiаn pаintingÑ• hаve been Ñ•old foг а foгtune. Indiаn агt iÑ• loved foг the impгeÑ•Ñ•ive Ñ•kÑ–É©É© of the агtiÑ•tÑ•. TheÑ•e агtiÑ•tÑ• cаn depict а love Ñ•toгy in а tгuly exquiÑ•ite wаy. TheÑ•e fаmouÑ• pаintingÑ• агe immoгtаl thаnkÑ• to thiÑ• bгilliаnt Ñ•kÑ–É©É©. а pаinting thаt beаutifully depictÑ• love iÑ• pагticulагly cаptivаting. Love comeÑ• in mаny foгmÑ•. Ñ•ometimeÑ• it iÑ• unгecipгocаted, Ñ•ometimeÑ• гomаntic, аnd otheг timeÑ• mаgicаl. BecаuÑ•e love iÑ• Ñ•o vагied, individuаlÑ• cаn гelаte to the diffeгent typeÑ• of love depicted in theÑ•e fаmouÑ• Indiаn pаintingÑ•. Indiа hаѕ а weаlth of pаintingÑ• to diÑ•cuÑ•Ñ•, Ñ•o heгe агe Ñ•ome of ouг fаvouгiteÑ•. Unгequited Love: Uгvаѕhi аnd King Puгuгаvаѕ ciгcа (1870) ThiÑ• агtwoгk wаѕ cгeаted by Ð³Ð°j

National Raspberry Cake Day (July 31st)

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Quick facts When is it? Every July 31st Tagged as Cakes Food & Drink What are the hashtags? #RaspberryCakeDay #NationalRaspberryCakeDay Have we missed something? Raspberries are a fruit that is undeniably unique among the wide variety of fruits out in the world; with a sweet tartness and a seedy interior, raspberries make desserts a different experience entirely. National Raspberry Cake Day celebrates just one example of the sweet concoctions that is delightful to experience. Today, we’re celebrating the History of raspberries, cakes, and their fantastically sweet combination that’ll make your tastebuds ecstatic! History of National Raspberry Cake Day Raspberries have been around since the Paleolithic age when our long-forgotten ancestors would pick raspberries off the bushes and eat them. People didn’t cultivate raspberries until the 4th century BC, where raspberries were valued for their sweetness and were used in herbal teas and medicinal sachets. Dur

National Catfish Month (August 2023)

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Quick facts When is it? Every August Tagged as Animals Fish What are the hashtags? #CatfishMonth #NationalCatfishMonth Have we missed something? Catfish’s mild taste adapts well to a wide array of flavors, especially strong assertive ones, which is why you used to see it ‘blackened’ Cajun style on so many restaurant menus – a trick which soon became a tired cliche. Tom Douglas Did you know that there’s a holiday dedicated to catfish? That’s right, and it’s called National Catfish Month. Want to learn more about the creation of this tasty holiday? Read more to learn about its History and see how you can participate in National Catfish Month. History of National Catfish Month The first mention of this holiday was in August of 1984 when President Ronald Reagan announced to the nation that there would be a national holiday dedicated to the catfish. Since his announcement of the holiday, the Catfish Institute (TCI), The Jackson-based location of the U.S. Farm-Rais

Men's Grooming Day (August 18th, 2023)

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Quick facts When is it? August 19th, 2011 August 17th, 2012 August 16th, 2013 August 15th, 2014 August 21st, 2015 August 19th, 2016 August 18th, 2017 August 17th, 2018 August 16th, 2019 August 21st, 2020 August 20th, 2021 August 19th, 2022 August 18th, 2023 August 16th, 2024 August 15th, 2025 August 21st, 2026 What's the date pattern? Third Friday of August Tagged as Body & Health Life & Living Men What's the hashtag? #MensGroomingDay Who founded it? American Crew Have we missed something? There’s a lot of stigma around male grooming. But in today’s society, it’s simply not acceptable to be scruffy, smelly and unkempt. So catch up, men! Getting on the bandwagon to make sure the body and appearance are appropriately taken care of is what Men’s Grooming Day is all about. History of Men’s Grooming Day Men’s Grooming Day encourages men everywhere to buy and use grooming products and to proactively manage their appearance. Salons, hairdressers and

National Potato Day (August 19th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every August 19th Tagged as Food & Drink Vegetable What are the hashtags? #PotatoDay #NationalPotatoDay Have we missed something? Without the potato, the balance of European power might never have tilted north. Michael Pollan Potato chips, hash-browns, baked potatoes, home fries, mashed potatoes, and tater skins are just some of the incredibly delicious things you can make with potatoes. The potato is an unusual little tuber that has played an important role in the History of the world and was, in fact, the primary food crop for an entire nation. National Potato Day celebrates this wonderful tuber and all the things you can use it for. What’s your favorite potato treat? History of National Potato Day Potatoes were first cultivated by man in Southern Peru and the Northwest regions of Bolivia sometime between 5000 and 8000 BC. From that point forward it has spread all over the globe to become one of the primary staple crops of many c

World Honey Bee Day (August 19th, 2023)

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Quick facts When is it? August 16th, 2014 August 15th, 2015 August 20th, 2016 August 19th, 2017 August 18th, 2018 August 17th, 2019 August 15th, 2020 August 21st, 2021 August 20th, 2022 August 19th, 2023 August 17th, 2024 August 16th, 2025 August 15th, 2026 What's the date pattern? Third Saturday of August Tagged as Animals What are the hashtags? #HoneyBeeDay #WorldHoneyBeeDay Have we missed something? We often take nature for granted. We don’t think about the pivotal role that all of life’s creatures play. However, World Honey Bee Day gives you the perfect opportunity to pay honor to the incredible honey bee. Read on to discover everything you need to know about this day, as well as the critical role that honey bees play in our everyday lives. Learn about World Honey Bee Day World Honey Bee Day is an awareness day whereby honey bee enthusiasts, beekeeping associations and clubs, and beekeepers celebrate the honey bee. It is a day to recognize the contributi

National Fajita Day (August 18th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every August 18th Tagged as Food & Drink Meat What are the hashtags? #FajitaDay #NationalFajitaDay Have we missed something? Sizzle, sizzle. It’s time for fajitas! This delectable Tex-Mex dish offers plenty of reasons for the mouth to water. Juicy, marinated meat, flavorful grilled onions and peppers, all wrapped up in a tasty flour tortilla. National Fajita Day is the perfect time to celebrate this heavenly meal! History of National Fajita Day Simple and delicious, fajitas are made from slices of meat that are marinated and then cooked, piled on top of a soft flour tortilla with grilled onions and peppers. From there, many options exist for adding garnishes and toppings. Shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, and so much more can go inside that little tortilla filled with Tex-Mex goodness. The term fajita means “little band” or “little belt”. The meat was probably labeled this way by a butcher who was selling skirt steak a