Month: March 2023

Fines for violations of the cell phone ban at the wheel or against the belt and helmet obligation will be increased significantly from May 1. Because the penalty amounts are too low to have a deterrent effect, the federal government passed an extensive amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act (KFG) in the National Council on Thursday. Violations of the cell phone ban at the wheel or the seat belt and helmet obligation will be penalized severely from May 1. In future, anyone caught using a cell phone while driving will…

Read More

Everyone has heard the 10,000 steps per day rule. But how many steps should we walk every day for our health? Here’s how to find the answer. Office jobs, trips by car and evenings on the sofa: we are quite comfortable in our everyday lives. As studies show, however, we should actively counteract this. But how many steps should we walk every day for our health? The value of 10,000 steps per day is not based on scientific research results but on the marketing campaign of a Japanese pedometer manufacturer.…

Read More

The start of the Easter vacation next weekend will cause traffic jams and traffic delays. Not only Austria starts its Easter vacations, but also ten German states, including Bavaria, Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia. The main travel day on Austria’s roads is Saturday, according to the Ö3 traffic forecast. In addition, trade fairs are taking place in Dornbirn and Klagenfurt, which are likely to become crowd pullers, ARBÖ also expects. ÖBB is offering more connections again. Additional trains will run on the southern and western routes from Friday, March 31. They…

Read More

The omicron subline XBB.1.16 is causing a sharp increase in the incidence of infection in India. The first samples have also appeared in this country. Recently, reports from India, in particular, have caused a stir, where the Corona variant known as Arcturus, XBB.1.16, has caused an explosion in Covid 19 incidences. The latest omicron subline of coronavirus has numerous mutations also found in its sister variant XBB.1.5. However, other key mutations within the spike protein are crucial for infecting a human with the virus: E180V, K478R and S486P. Moreover, experts…

Read More

Loud stomach growling is a sign of hunger for many people, but our stomach also makes itself heard for other reasons. It growls and rumbles loudly audibly from the middle of the body. What does our body want to signal to us with stomach growling? And how can we stop it when the situation demands it? Most of the time, the so-called stomach growl is a sign that no more food can be processed. But sometimes, the loud noises coming from the body’s center have something else to do with…

Read More

Do men have a more “positive” view of financial opportunities? That’s what a new study has now investigated!A new University of California study shows that men are more likely to make riskier financial decisions than women. Even with incomplete information, men appear more optimistic about interpreting a potential economic opportunity and investing more. How much risk we’re willing to take also depends on the situation. So what about our decisions when we’re not 100 percent sure how much money we could get or lose? Men interpret financial opportunities more positively.“The…

Read More