TODAY: August 9

 

NIELS’ SUMMER GREETINGS

ON: AUGUST 9

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Denmark 2 hours and 5 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 15 hours and 30 minutes – from 05.35 to 21.05.

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

TODAY’s NAME:

This day is called ROMANUS' DAY. It has its name from the young Roman soldier Romanus. When he in 258 AD saw how Laurentius was tormented to death ( August 10 ) he became a Christian. According to the legend he saw a white figure wipe the blood off the wounds of Laurentius. When he later himself was preaching for the Christian faith he was also killed.

In Belgium the day’s name is the same: SAINT ROMAIN. But it refers to another saint – a French monk, who lived in the years 390-463.  He lived most of his life as a hermit – and founded together with his brother several monasteries.  He is the patron of insanity.

TODAY’s EVENT:

1483:  The Sistine Chapei in the Vatican opens.

TODAY’s QUESTION:

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

We all know it. The debate in the media and on the web is often dominated by contributions with a content without knowledge about the theme discussed or filled with ignorance and stupid attacks. There seems to be people around, who gets a kick out of writing in public without doing the effort to learn what the subject matter is all about. Some media have an editor to filter the contributions. Others do nothing. Facebook is probably one of the places, which is hardest hit. And why is it like that?  Perhaps because some people have courage enough to sit at home in front of the computer and just write anything instead of standing up in a meeting and risk to be confronted by others right away.

Norwegian radio and TV ( NRK ) has decided  to try to do something about it. When they publish something on their website, which people may give their comments to, people will first be confronted with a questionnaire. By answering these questions people will show, if they actually have read the article, before they make comments to it. And only when they have replied to the questions the system will open up for them to write what they want.

In my view this could become a smart and self-regulating way to get rid of some of the worst and most stupid, un-informed contributions we see today.

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Pulse of Europe - what is that ?

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

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

              This was said by British conservative politician George Canning .

2.  Today’s quote:

        The European bureaucracy is much smaller than you think!

             Who among today's persons has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1938:  Leonid Kuchma

1939:  Romano Prodi

1963:  Whitney Houston  ( died 2012 )

1964:  Cæcilie Norby

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

            1962:  Hermann Hesse ( 85 years )

        1969:  Sharon Tate  ( 26 years )

             1975:  Dmitrij Sjostakovitj  ( 69 years )

            

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

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

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