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Quick facts When is it? January 31st, 2017 January 30th, 2018 January 29th, 2019 January 28th, 2020 January 26th, 2021 January 25th, 2022 January 31st, 2023 January 30th, 2024 January 28th, 2025 January 27th, 2026 What's the date pattern? Last Tuesday in January Tagged as Body & Health Hobbies & Activities Jobs & Professions Relaxation What are the hashtags? #PlanforVacationDay #NationalPlanforVacationDay When was it founded? 2017 Who founded it? U.S. Travel Association Have we missed something? While this does not necessarily mean that everyone is a workaholic, studies have shown that many people don’t actually use all of the vacation time that they are owed by their employers. In fact, one estimate is that Americans allow more than 750 million vacation days to be left unused. Now that’s a whole lot of beach time that folks are missing out on! For the past 50 years, in fact, the amount of vacation time that Americans use has been steadily decre...

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Cloud cover eventually thins out by days end as the weak cold front passe through, long since running out of steam after exhausting itself over the midwestern US. We’ll have warmer than normal temperatures, following the mild winter pattern, with highs in the upper 40’s from morning lows in the low 40’s with a light southwesterly breeze. ___ 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/ri-weather-for-january-30-2023-john-donnell...

Master’s in Environmental Science and Management to include specialization in Environmental Design and Planning  The University of Rhode Island’s Department of Landscape Architecture is excited to announce that it will offer a new accelerated bachelor’s to master’s program beginning in the fall 2023 semester. This program will allow students with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree to complete a master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management (MESM) with a specialization in Environmental Design and Planning in one year. Students graduating from the accelerated degree are expected to find employment in state agencies, federal agencies, landscape architecture firms, and multidisciplinary firms that employ professionals such as engineers and urban planners. Faculty of Practice Jane Buxton says that this innovative step builds on the department’s long-established undergraduate degree. “Our accredited undergraduate program requires that students...

Quick facts When is it? Every January 28th What's the hashtag? #Rattle snake RoundupDay Have we missed something? Those who live outside of the Southwestern United States may find the idea of a rattle snake roundup to be a foreign concept. But for Texans and others in the Southwest who live in the rugged terrain that is host to many of these threatening creatures, holding an event each year to hunt down rattle snake s just makes sense! History of Rattlesnake Roundup Day When the first official Rattlesnake Roundup was kicked off in 1958, it took place in Sweetwater, Texas. The idea for the day was highly practical as a vast number of rattlesnakes had begun to wreak havoc on the local livestock and pets in the area. So the local farmers and ranchers got together to organize an event that would cut the population of rattlesnakes significantly, to a manageable number. Since that time, the idea for a Rattle snake Roundup Day has become a tradition in many co...

The newly elected President of the NAACP-Providence Chapter, Gerard Catala, was charged with violating state campaign finance laws in his run for Providence City Council, by the RI Attorney General, and was arraigned yesterday. Catala was elected president of the local NAACP organization in a controversial election managed by the national NAACP office in Washington, DC, resulting in the ouster of longtime president Jim Vincent, by 14 votes. Vincent, reached last night said, “I am very concerned that the campaign finance criminal charges regarding President Catala will greatly harm the reputation and effectiveness of the NAACP Providence Branch.” From the office of RI Attorney General Peter F. Neronha: “ Former city council candidate Gerard Catala charged with violating state campaign finance law An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Attorney Gener...

By John Cardullo, sportswriter Photos: Nicole Moffat , for RINewsToday Pilgrim High School two sport athlete Samantha Moffat is a success both on and off the field. But it wasn’t entirely a smooth ride. Samantha Moffat, Sami to her friends, is one of those many high schoolers who have taken up sports at a young age and as she comes to the end of two careers, she looks back and reflects to where she was when she began playing Lacrosse and Field Hockey. The senior at Warwick’s Pilgrim High School decided to play two of the most popular Sports offered to high school girl athletes. There was no doubt that if Moffat had chosen a different path to com Pet e such as Soccer, Basketball, Gymnastics or Cheerleading, she would have been equally success ful. She decided to Travel the road less taken with Lacrosse, and went on to play and excel at one of the oldest high school com Pet itive Sports of Field Hockey. Field Hockey was one of the original varsity Sports offere...

Quick facts When is it? Every January 25th Tagged as Fish Food & Drink What are the hashtags? #FishTacoDay #NationalFishTacoDay When was it founded? 2018 Who founded it? Rubio’s Coastal Grill Have we missed something?  Best enjoyed with delightful company, a cold beer and a squeeze of lime, fish tacos are a traditional food that are claimed by the city of San Diego, California. Choices can range from low-key white fish to grilled mahi mahi, from lobster to salmon, and the toppings can be as vast as preferences allow.  National Fish Taco Day is here to pay respect to and celebrate the genius creation that is the delicious fish taco. History of National Fish Taco Day While it’s possible that fish has been eaten wrapped in tortillas for generations, the modern version of the fish taco has been around since the 1950s. Its origins have an ongoing debate about whether they began in the Baja city of San Felipe or Ensenada, but in either city, little stands popp...

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues CMS Moves to Strengthen Nursing Home Safety and Clarity of Consumer Info To improve transparency of nursing home consumer information, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will now post Care Compare citations that are under dispute by nursing homes on its website.  CMS will also take steps to protect nursing home residents from being inappropriately diagnosed with schizophrenia which oftentimes leads to improper use of anti-psychotic medications to sedate and chemically restrain residents. “We have made significant progress in decreasing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes, but more needs to be done,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, announcing the new guidance this week. “People in nursing homes deserve safe, high-quality care, and we are redoubling our oversight efforts to make...

Quick facts When is it? January 21st, 2017 January 20th, 2018 January 19th, 2019 January 18th, 2020 January 16th, 2021 January 15th, 2022 January 21st, 2023 January 20th, 2024 January 18th, 2025 January 17th, 2026 What's the date pattern? Third Saturday in January What's the official website? Official site Tagged as Shopping What are the hashtags? #UseYourGiftCardDay #NationalUseYourGiftCardDay Who founded it? Tracy Tilson (Tilson PR) Have we missed something? Whether it is that family member who has everything and is difficult to buy for or it’s that gift exchange at work where no one could anticipate who would actually receive the gift, giving gift cards for Christmas, Hanukkah and other winter holidays has become fairly commonplace. But when people receive gift cards, they sometimes get tucked into a wallet or purse and completely forgotten about.  Remembering to use those holiday gifts is what National Use Your Gift Card Day is all about!      Hist...

Quick facts When is it? Every January 21st Tagged as Food & Drink People & Relationships Soup What's the hashtag? #SoupSwapDay Have we missed something? Baby, it’s cold outside, but inside it’s nice and warm – especially when you can enjoy a hearty bowl of delicious, hot soup. Fill up a stockpot, tureen or giant crock because it’s time to celebrate Soup Swap Day!  History of Soup Swap Day Soups have been part of human History for thousands of years, which makes sense because they are such a delicious and easy way to make a meal out of a wide variety of items that can simmer together into something amazingly tasty. Today’s soup Recipes offer a huge range of different styles, from thin bouillons to thick chowders and everything in between. The featured flavors can be anything from vegetables to seafood, or from meat to beans with a base that is creamy, tomato-y or something else entirely. And, of course, soup Recipes can probably be traced bac...

Quick facts When is it? Every January 20th Tagged as Coffee Food & Drink What are the hashtags? #CoffeeBreakDay #NationalCoffeeBreakDay Have we missed something? National Coffee Break Day is all about remembering to enjoy life, avoid being a workaholic and just take a little coffee break each day. History of National Coffee Break Day The origins of the coffee break comes with different stories and anecdotes that may have contributed to this American tradition. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, it was noticed by a few different employers that having a break for coffee in the mid-morning and the mid-afternoon would encourage workers in factories to work harder. Whether negotiated by the workers or encouraged by the managers, the tradition of taking a coffee break has become an important part of work culture in many American workplaces and companies. The term “coffee break” was coined in the early 1950s when it was used in an ad campaign by the Pan-Americ...

Quick facts When is it? Every January 19th Tagged as Art & Drawing Attitudes & Emotions Hobbies & Activities What's the hashtag? #ArtistasOutlawDay Have we missed something? Whether the subject of art is clearly rebellious and unsupervised, or perhaps its unruliness is a bit more subtle and understated, art has often been a way that people choose to push the norms. Encouraging the world and society to be a bit more free and more accepting is what Artist as Outlaw Day is all about. History of Artist as Outlaw Day When Banksy started appearing on the streets of England in the 1990s, this Mysterious person started subversively using his or her street art and graffiti to bring political question onto the streets. But, although able to remain anonymous far beyond most artists, Banksy is certainly not the first artist in the world to use art as a form of protest. Artist as Outlaw Day offers a special opportunity for artists all over the world to ...