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By Nick Landekic , contributing writer to RINewsToday Photo: RI photographer Jason Michalski President Biden wants the COVID national state of emergency to end on May 11. People can say and wish anything they want, but numbers don’t lie. The declaration is not based on scientific developments but unsupported wishful thinking. The facts show we’re not out of the woods yet. Here’s where we stand. The virus seems to have missed the message that it was ending because it’s still killing about 500 Americans every day. That’s like five airliners crashing and killing everyone aboard – every day. Over a quarter million Americans died of COVID last year. 15,000 more died in January. Think about how many people you’ve heard became infected lately. The virus will be with us for a long time. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself and the people you love. Your risk from COVID depends on who you are, and where you are. First, the single biggest predictor of a poor ...

Quick facts When is it? February 4th, 2019 February 3rd, 2020 February 8th, 2021 February 14th, 2022 February 13th, 2023 February 12th, 2024 February 10th, 2025 What's the date pattern? The day after Super Bowl Tagged as Hobbies & Activities Sport & Fitness What are the hashtags? #FootballHangoverDay #NationalFootballHangoverDay When was it founded? 2019 Who founded it? Katie Nolan Have we missed something? American football’s Super Bowl, hosted by the National Football League (NFL), is an event to behold. Originally enjoyed by mostly just football fans, the annual event has grown to become an iconic cultural event in the US. Complete with gatherings, big screen televisions and – for a lucky few – tickets to attend the event live, the Super Bowl always takes place on a Sunday in February and is often one of the biggest parties of the year!  History of National Football Hangover Day From its introduction in 1967, the Superbowl has been growing in pop...

Quick facts When is it? Feb 11th, 2018 - Feb 17th, 2018 Feb 10th, 2019 - Feb 16th, 2019 Feb 9th, 2020 - Feb 15th, 2020 Feb 14th, 2021 - Feb 20th, 2021 Feb 13th, 2022 - Feb 19th, 2022 Feb 12th, 2023 - Feb 18th, 2023 Feb 11th, 2024 - Feb 17th, 2024 Feb 9th, 2025 - Feb 15th, 2025 Feb 8th, 2026 - Feb 14th, 2026 What's the date pattern? Second full week in February It's also known as... National Eat Your Jello Day Tagged as Dessert Food & Drink What are the hashtags? #JellOWeek #NationalJellOWeek #NationalEatYourJelloDay Have we missed something? Jell-O has become one of the most famous brands of flavored gelatin in the food market, with over 25 jello flavors and 30 pudding flavors. While the company and the Jell-O brand has initially been around during the 1800s, the recipe itself has been around a lot longer than people expected. National Jell-O Week works to preserve the History of this sweet collagen recipe and teach people about the impact Jel...

Quick facts When is it? Every February 10th Tagged as Items & Things What's the hashtag? #PlimsollDay Have we missed something? Plimsoll day is dedicated to the man who made commercial sailing safer – Samuel Plimsoll. So, look to the water ways my friends and give thanks for all the awesome items in your house that made it safely to the shores and into your home! There was a time in England when many commercial vessels were Travel ing on the rivers so overfilled that accidents abounded. With the laws that Mr. Plimsoll championed, now the Plimsoll lines can be found painted on ships all over the world! Safe shipping around the seas of the world point back Mr. Plimsoll. History of Plimsoll Day Samuel Plimsoll was very instrumental in making a safe way to ship goods in England. In the late 1800’s shipping was very dangerous. Ships were often loaded poorly and with too many goods. Accidents on the water and on the docks while loading and unloading were a...

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Southerly flow brings warmer air into the area with the chance for some light rain showers by evening. Morning lows in the low 30’s rising to an afternoon high in the mid 40’s. ___ 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 phenomena. He returned in 2001 to the old family neighborhood of Elmhurst where the McCabe’s, Donnelly’s, Walker’s and Callan’s have been since after the Civil War . Source: https://thefoxposts.com/rhode-island-weather-for-feb-9-2023-john-donnelly-TheFOXposts-12768.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Health Post by: TheFOXposts.Com ...

Quick facts When is it? Every February 8th Tagged as Food & Drink What are the hashtags? #MolassesBarDay #NationalMolassesBarDay Have we missed something? If you’ve never had molasses, then National Molasses Bar Day would be the perfect and most apt day to try it! Molasses, or treacle in British English, is essentially a thick sugary syrup made from sugarcane or sugar beets that contains large amounts of calcium, iron and magnesium. Beet molasses is 50% sugar by weight, and sugar is sometimes extracted from beet molasses through molasses desugarization . Cane molasses is more commonly used in cooking. History of National Molasses Bar Day The word molasses actually comes from the Portuguese word “melaco,” which evolved from the Latin “mel,” meaning “honey.” This sticky and sweet stuff has been used as far back as the 1500s as a sweetener for food. There are a wide variety of uses for it in cooking; for cookies, gingerbread, sauces, dark rye breads, beers su...

In Celebration of Their 25 Anniversary, The Autism Project Donates 25 Hours of Training and Consultation to People Around the World  The Autism Project (TAP) was built on the belief that all professionals, parents, and caregivers require specialized Education , training , and assistance in order to best support the autistic people in their lives. Twenty-five years after its incorporation, TAP celebrated their anniversary through the creation of the “25 Hours for 25 Years” initiative. The TAP team was able to donate training and consultation to organizations who otherwise may not have access to their services in Rhode Island and across the globe.  “25 Hours for 25 Years” began with an email from Elizabeth Henwood of the Swaziland Network for Early Childhood Development (SNECD). She and her network of teachers work tirelessly to support the growth and development of children in the small African country of Eswatini. Elizabeth recognized that her organization did...

Quick facts When is it? Every February 6th Tagged as Government & Legal What are the hashtags? #LameDuckDay #NationalLameDuckDay Have we missed something? Even a lame-duck president can be affected by a clear midterm message if he wants to see his vice president elected and preserve his historical legacy. Noah Feldman We’ve all heard someone referred to as a Lame Duck, but the original meaning of this phrase is often lost. Lame Duck is a term used to describe an elected official who is no longer responsible to his constituency, usually due to the fact that he’s on his way out of office and reelection is no longer a possibility. History of National Lame Duck Day National Lame Duck Day celebrates the ratification of the 20th amendment of the United States, an amendment added to shorten the time that the President, Senators, and Representatives spent in office after an election. During this time, especially if the representative was not reelected or is no long...

Quick facts When was it? January 28th, 2018 February 10th, 2019 January 26th, 2020 March 14th, 2021 April 3rd, 2022 February 5th, 2023 What's the official website? Official Site Tagged as Famous People Hobbies & Activities Music What's the hashtag? #GrammyAwardsDay When was it founded? 1959 Who founded it? National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Have we missed something? The Grammy Awards, also known as the Grammys, is an annual award ceremony that pays tribute to outstanding achievement in the music industry. It’s a night filled with performances from the biggest names in music, and everyone is excited to see who will take home the coveted awards. History of Grammy Awards Day The awards were first held on May 4, 1959, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and were created by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science s (NARAS) to honor outstanding accomplishments music. The name “Grammy” was der...

Quick facts When is it? Every February 4th It's also known as... National Thank a Letter Carrier Day Tagged as Hobbies & Activities What are the hashtags? #ThankAMailCarrierDay #NationalThankAMailCarrierDay #NationalThankaLetterCarrierDay Have we missed something? “ Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Motto on James Farley Post Office We know these intrepid adventurers, and adventurers they are. They Travel through every form of weather to bring us our mail, regardless of the temperature, or dangerous dogs in the front yard. They are the friend of every child around Christmas, or their birthdays, and even today there’s nothing quite like waiting for that Amazon delivery to come through the post. National Thank A Mail Carrier Day reminds us to show our appreciation for these wonderful men and women, and the joy they bring us each day through the post. His...

Quick facts When is it? Every February 3rd What's the official website? Official Website Tagged as Children Family Parents People & Relationships What are the hashtags? #ReadAloudDay #WorldReadAloudDay Have we missed something? People would stand in line for days and pay hundreds of dollars if there were a pill that could do everything for a child that reading aloud does. It expands their interest in books, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and attention span. Simply put, it’s a free oral vaccine for literacy. Jim Trelease DOTY World Read Aloud Day || Megan Schnupp It’s a pretty regular part of many people’s childhood experience, being tucked into bed at night while our parents read us a story from our favorite books. The gentle drone of a parent’s voice reading out these stories filled our heads with imagination, our hearts with comfort, and our souls with a desire to see and experience more. If you remember this being an essential part of your chil...

Quick facts When is it? February 1st, 2017 February 7th, 2018 February 6th, 2019 February 5th, 2020 February 3rd, 2021 February 2nd, 2022 February 1st, 2023 February 7th, 2024 February 5th, 2025 February 4th, 2026 What's the date pattern? Wednesday of the first week of February What's the official website? Women's Sports Foundation Tagged as Sport & Fitness Women What are the hashtags? #GirlsandWomeninSportsDay #NationalGirlsandWomeninSportsDay When was it founded? 1987 Who founded it? United States Congress Have we missed something? Teaching commitment, teamwork, leadership, cooperation, strength, endurance and many other important qualities, girls and women who participate in sports will attest to the fact that it’s healthy and beneficial in a myriad of ways. National Girls and Women in Sports Day is here to raise awareness for and act as a reminder about the positive aspects of sports and the continued need to promote gender equality in every w...

Governor McKee, EOHHS Announce Medical Respite Care Pilot Partnership will serve people with medical needs who are experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health & Human Services (EOHHS) announced today the launch of a pilot program aimed at addressing the needs of Rhode Islanders who are experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness who have acute injuries and illnesses. The program will be managed by Westbay Community Action, together with the State and multiple community partners. Governor Dan McKee said, “People experiencing homelessness with acute medical and behavioral health conditions have unique needs that often cannot and should not be managed while living on the street or in shelters that are not equipped to facilitate recovery. I am thankful to our team and the community partners who stepped up to help us continue building a continuum of housing supports for all.” The Medi...