TODAY - August 8

 

NIELS’ SUMMER GREETINGS

ON: AUGUST 8

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Denmark 2 hours and 1 minute shorter than June 21. Its length is 15 hours and 34 minutes – from 05.33 to 21.08.

See more – also in English – about where you are on:  www.dagenslaengde.dk

 

TODAY’s NAME:

This day is called RUTH's DAY.  And it has its name after Ruth, who is mentioned in  the Book of Rut in the Old Testament.

The day’s name in Belgium is SAINT DOMINIQUE.  He was a catholic priest in Castillien in Spain. He lived in the years 1170-1221 and was the founder of the Dominican Order. He is also the patron of astronomers.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1786: The top of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe, was reached for the first time.

 

TODAY’s QUESTION:

Quinoa - what is that?

These are the very, very healthy and nutricious seeds from a plant from South America ( Peru, Equador, Columbia and Chile). Its full name is chenopodium quinoa. It was already 3-4000 years ago used as food by the Indians. It is part of the same family as beetroot and spinach. The shell has to be removed, as it has a very bitter taste.  Then the seeds have to be treated more or less like rice. But they are much, much more healthy. They contain all the nine most important amino acids - and they also have lots of omega-3, very important for the heart.  It looks very much like couscous.

Many people believe that quinoa will become a more and more important part of our food in the future. I have heard a successful Danish cattle breeder say that he believes that quinoa will and should replace the cows over time. Not least because cows with their frequent farting are damaging the climate more than the cars do. And also because quinoa can be grown easily almost everywhere.

So, try it out. It actually tastes very well!

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Fight against non-sence in the public debate - how to fight it ? A new way.

 

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

EUROPE AT WORK     www.europe-at-work.be

 

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

 

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

 

                  You can recognise the yellow press on one and only thing:  that it                    at all times has an attitude to anything on beforehand.

                  This was said by the Danish editor Henrik Cavling .

 

2.  Today’s quote:

 

                I can prove anything with the help of statistics - except the truth!

                Who among today's persons said that?

 

3.  Famous people born on this day:

    1908:  Arthur Goldberg  ( died 1990 )

    1937:  Dustin Hoffman

    1981:  Roger Federer

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

                  1827:  George Canning  ( 57 years )

                  1965.  Shirley Jackson ( 59 years )    

                  1973:  Vilhelm Moberg  ( 75 years )

                  2010:  Patricia Neal ( 84 years )

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

www.simplesite.com/kimbrer   + EUROPE AT WORK:  www.europe-at-work.be

 

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