Month: March 2023

The weather in Austria this week

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A varied weather week is ahead for Austria, especially with temperatures there are ups and downs. First, the inflowing polar air will be driven away, and on Monday, double-digit highs are expected again everywhere, with southern foehn locally even above 20 degrees. However, the cold air will make a comeback after a frequently wet Tuesday, including an Italian low, and snow will again be an issue on the northern side of the Alps on Wednesday. At the end of the week, the weather finally calms down, and with lots of…

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Fix: the wait is over for 1.75 million retirees in Austria

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Due to technical problems, pensioners had to wait for their tax settlement. Now they can finally get their money. Finally, there is money; the wait is over. Retirees will be able to do their tax assessment on FinanzOnline starting in the middle of this week. Technical problems with the data transfer of annual pay slip previously prevented the submission of the employee tax assessment, as the Ministry of Finance explained on Sunday. These computer problems are now being fixed by IT experts from the ministry and the Pension Insurance Institution.…

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Scam Alert! Don’t click on this mail from the Finanzamt

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The time for employee assessments has arrived. That’s exactly what brazen scammers have now taken advantage of. With fake text messages in the name of the tax office, they are trying to trick unsuspecting victims into making bank transfers. The message talks about outstanding debts, saying that 349 euros must be transferred. This is the only way to prevent the threat of garnishment proceedings, they say. Now crooks have come up with something new again. The likely reason: is an important security update at FinanzOnline. The fake mail has an…

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Onion – one of the oldest cultivated plants.

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The onion is important in humanity’s diet because it has been cultivated for at least 5,000 years. For the Egyptians, it symbolized eternal life because of its shape and onion rings. Therefore, it served as an offering to the gods and was given to the dead as travel provisions to the afterlife. In the Roman Empire, the onion was one of the staple foods. The word onion originally comes from the Latin word “cepula,” which translates as “little head.” Cepula were Roman legionaries who brought the vegetable plant to Central…

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A special time of the year: Why do the days get longer faster in March?

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Many people feel that the days get longer more quickly in March. This is no imagination; the daylight hours increase more than in any other month of the year. But what is the reason for this? Around Christmas, it feels dark around the clock in our latitudes. Only in January does the situation improve, until the days seem to get longer and more quickly in February and March. An impression that is not deceiving: the length of daylight grows faster in March than at any other time of the year.…

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How to prepare for summertime

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The clock is still turned twice a year. On the last Sunday in March, the day starts one hour earlier in this country; for many, it is a horror. That’s why you should start preparing for it now. But how? Daylight saving time this year means that tonight (from night to Sunday) will be moved from two to three o’clock. The hour of sleep that many will noticeably miss over the next few days upsets the body’s so-called circadian rhythm. Sleep researchers sometimes also speak of mini-jet lag. This can…

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Pope in an interview: Celibacy is revisable

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Pope Francis does not believe that exempting celibacy would ensure more priestly vocations. However, the celibacy of the Western Church is not set in stone, the head of the Church indicated in an interview with the Argentine news portal Infobae. Francis also spoke about the Church’s relationship with homosexuals and remarried divorcees. The Pope reminded me that the Eastern Catholic Church priests are mostly married men. Also, working in the Curia is such a clergyman who is a family man. “There is no contradiction in the fact that a priest…

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Dangerous blood pressure levels: researchers: expose the widespread misconception

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Many people are familiar with the problem of high blood pressure – but a study from the USA has now found that most people don’t even know how high healthy blood pressure levels should be. Here you can find everything you need to know to refresh your knowledge. Several people around the world are affected by above-average blood pressure levels. However, strokes, cardiac insufficiency or heart failure can be prevented with the right treatment – if the signs of high blood pressure are recognized correctly. In any case, a study…

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How to protect yourself from cybercrime

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The numbers are alarming: 77 percent of Internet users are victims of cybercrime. This new crime phenomenon is becoming increasingly widespread – how can you protect yourself? It’s so convenient to use the comforts of the Internet. Shopping from the comfort of your sofa, online banking saves you a trip to the bank or writing a quick message. However, this luxury is not without its dangers. Anyone who is on the Internet makes themselves vulnerable. That’s because many criminals are on the Net, doing everything they can to steal our…

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