TODAY - September 18
NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS
ON: SEPTEMBER 18
New edition
TODAY’s LENGTH:
This day is here
in Denmark 5 hours and 2 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 12 hours
and 32 minutes – from 06.53 to 19.25.
See more – also in
English – on www.dagenslaengde.dk
TODAY’s NAME:
Today is called TITUS' DAY. He was a friend and companion of the apostle Paulus. You can say that he was his secretary, as he was the one writing things down. Titus was twice sent alone to Ephesus and to Corinthia. When Paulus leaves Crete he nominates Titus as the local bishop.
Titus dies according to the legend in 107 AC. He was 95 years old.
The day’s name in Belgium is
SAINT JOSEPH DE CUPERTINO – after an Italian Franciscan, who lived in
the years 1603-63. He is the patron of flying, studying and for those suffering
from mental handicaps.
TODAY’s EVENT:
1973: West Germany
and East Germany become members of the United Nations.
TODAY’s QUESTION:
Trojan
horse -
what's the
history behind that expression? And what does it mean?
It comes from ancient Greece.
The Greek poet Homer ( 8th
century BC) writes in his book The Odyssee about the 10-year Greek siege of
Troja in Asia Minor. Then they built a
huge horse of wood. A number of Greek soldiers were hiding inside the horse.
Then the Trojans were tempted to bring the nice horse inside their city. And during
the night the Greek soldiers came out and conquered and ravaged the city of
Troja.
The expression a Trojan horse is, therefore, since used
to describe a special war trick. The same method was used by some prisoners in
a German KZ camp to get out of the camp hidden in a big box.
The indirect sense of the expression means that you
use sneaky, hidden methods to obtain what you want.
In the Internet world a Trojan horse is a small
programme, which looks useful, but which in reality risks destroying a lot in
your computer.
QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:
Where the pepper
grows - what's the history behind that expression? And what
does it mean?
EUROPE
- DO YOU KNOW ?
The European
question for today:
What is the European Health Insurance Card ?
It is a special
card, which all citizens in the 27 member states have the right to receive and
use. It was created by the EU in 2004.
It gives a citizen the right to use the public health system in any
other member state on the same conditions as the local citizens, if they are in
the country on a temporary basis. The card was made to make life easier for
citizens on the move such as tourists, trainees, etc. The Card is also valid in the EEA countries
Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein.
You get it for free from your local authorities.
The European question for tomorrow:
What is EU's Consular Assistance Charter? And how can you use as a EU citizen use it?
TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :
1.
Yesterday’s quote:
It is
with cars as with women: you never forget
the first one in your life!
This has been said by the British
motor race driver Stirling Moss.
2.
Today’s quote:
People
often raise their voice when they instead should have strengthened
their argument.
Who among today's persons has said that?
3. Famous
people born on this day:
1709: Samuel Johnson ( died 1784 )
1786: King Christian VIII ( died 1848 )
1905: Greta Garbo ( died 1990 )
1971: Lance Armstrong
4. Famous
people died on this day:
1961: Dag Hammarskiöld ( 56 years )
1970: Jimi Hendrix ( 27
years )
Niels Jørgen Thøgersen
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