Monthly Archives: August 2016

ON THIS DAY: August 26, 2016

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August 26th is National Women’s Equality Day * National Dog Day * World Daffodil Day * Cherry Popsicle Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Abkhazia – Official Recognition Day Bangladesh – Janamashtami (breaking fast after Lord Krishna’s birthday) Bhutan … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: TRANSLATION

Posted on August 26, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The Nobel award committee’s citation called her the “Mozart of poetry,” a woman who mixed the elegance of language with “the fury of Beethoven.” Wislawa Szymborska (1923-2012) was awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature.  The Nobel … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 25, 2016

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August 25th is Banana Split Day * Kiss and Make Up Day National Park Service Day * Second-Hand Wardrobe Day Whisky Sour Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Bangladesh and India– Sri Krishna Jananti/Janmashtami (birthday of Lord Krishna) Nepal … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 24, 2016

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August 24th is Pluto Demoted Day * Strange Music Day * Vesuvius Day * William Willberforce Day * Waffle Iron Day * ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS France – Saint-Jean-de-Luz: ◊ Baleapop Music & Art Hungary – Siófok: ◊ … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 23, 2016

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August 23rd is ∞ National Ride the Wind Day * ∞ Valentino Day * ∞ National Spongecake Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Argentina – Buenos Airies: Tango Festival y Mundial Malaysia – Rajah if Perlis Birthday United States … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 22, 2016

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August 22nd is Be an Angel Day * ∞ Eat a Peach Day ∞ National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Brazil – Rio de Janiero: Olympics clean-up/recovery holiday Fiji – National Holiday: … Continue reading →

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Coffee Shop: Mad Englishman Near the Midnight Sun – Part 3

Posted on August 22, 2016 by wordcloud9

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– In an open thread, there’s no hard and fast rule about staying on topic, especially if you have a personal story burning a hole … Continue reading →

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‘Ears Like a Bat?’ – Not the Best Anymore!

Posted on August 21, 2016 by wordcloud9

Yes, Bats have incredible hearing, the best of any mammal, but it turns out that one of their favorite prey has developed even more sensitive hearing to elude its main predator – the common bat.

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ON THIS DAY: August 21, 2016

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August 21st is National Senior Citizens Day * World P.O.E.T. Day (Aussie slang – Piss Off Early Today) Spumoni Day Sweet Tea Day (Southern U.S.) ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Canada – Regina SK: Great Saskatchewan Mustard Festival Croatia … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 20, 2016

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August 20th is International Homeless Animals Day * National Lemonade Day * ∞ National Honey Bee Day * ∞ National Radio Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Estonia – Independence Restoration Day Hungary – Saint Stephen’s Day Morocco – … Continue reading →

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